brush barely

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Examples (10)

  • His sleeve barely brushed my arm as he walked past.
  • The willow branch, swaying in the wind, would barely brush the surface of the pond.
  • Her fingertips barely brushed the cold glass of the windowpane.
  • In the crowded market, strangers would often barely brush past each other without a word.
  • As he handed her the book, their hands barely brushed.
  • The cat's tail barely brushed the vase, but it was enough to make it wobble.
  • I felt something barely brush against my leg in the dark.
  • The artist's paintbrush barely brushes the canvas for the most delicate details.
  • The speeding car barely brushed the pedestrian, who was shaken but unharmed.
  • Fearing to wake the sleeping child, her lips barely brushed his forehead.