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.