feed barely

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to provide only just enough food to survive

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Examples (10)

  • She could barely feed and clothe herself.
  • The struggling farmer could barely feed his livestock during the drought.
  • After losing his job, he could barely feed his family.
  • The charity helps families who can barely feed their children.
  • During the war, people could barely feed themselves.
  • The minimum wage workers could barely feed their households.
  • In the famine, villagers could barely feed their animals.
  • The elderly woman could barely feed herself on her pension.
  • They could barely feed the growing population.
  • The refugees could barely feed their families with the limited supplies.