barely survive
Frequency: 7.211.8 per million words
to only just manage to continue to live or exist
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Examples (10)
- After the devastating earthquake, many people could barely survive without adequate shelter.
- The small business struggled to barely survive the economic downturn.
- In the harsh desert environment, the explorers could barely survive on limited water supplies.
- She managed to barely survive the difficult surgery.
- The old building could barely survive the constant storms.
- With so much competition, it's hard for new artists to barely survive.
- The refugees could barely survive the perilous journey.
- He had to barely survive on a meager salary for years.
- The species was on the brink of extinction and could barely survive.
- Despite the odds, they managed to barely survive the crisis.