barely listen

Examples (10)

• He was barely listening, for he had too much on his mind.
• She tried to explain, but he seemed to barely listen.
• The students would barely listen when the teacher lectured about history.
• I could tell by her distracted gaze that she was barely listening.
• Despite his efforts to concentrate, he could barely listen to the boring presentation.
• The child was so engrossed in his game that he barely listened to his mother's call.
• He pretended to pay attention, but he was barely listening to the long speech.
• If you barely listen, you'll miss important details.
• After a long day, she would barely listen to any news on TV.
• The noisy environment made it difficult to hear, so I barely listened to the conversation.