barely qualify
Frequency: 5.54.2 per million words
to only just meet the minimum requirements to be considered something
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Examples (10)
- He barely qualified for the final round of the competition.
- Her grades were good, but she barely qualified for the advanced program.
- The old car could barely qualify for the safety inspection.
- With only minimal experience, he will barely qualify for that senior position.
- They barely qualified for the loan after reviewing their financial history.
- The team barely qualified for the playoffs with a last-minute goal.
- She felt she could barely qualify as an expert in the field despite years of study.
- The document could barely qualify as original work due to extensive plagiarism.
- Despite all the effort, their project could barely qualify for consideration.
- His knowledge of French was so limited, he could barely qualify for the beginner class.