barely penetrate

Frequency: 6.26.8 per million words

To only just manage to get through something.

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Examples (10)

  • The sunlight barely penetrated the inner room.
  • The flashlight's beam barely penetrated the thick fog.
  • The needle barely penetrated the tough leather surface.
  • New information barely penetrated his distracted mind.
  • The moisture had barely penetrated the waterproof layer.
  • The bullet barely penetrated the armored glass.
  • The sound of the music barely penetrated the soundproof walls.
  • The company's products barely penetrated the foreign market.
  • Light barely penetrated the dense canopy of the rainforest.
  • The truth barely penetrated through the layers of lies.