"barely" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- Still, his family can barely afford food, let alone Christmas presents.
- For years we could barely afford the national minimum wage.
- Women can barely afford food or medicine, and the idea of having anything nice is just a dream.
- As a result, food is scarce and with taxes higher than ever, the people can barely afford to eat.
- The wages were so low the slaves could barely afford to live off them.
- Together they could barely afford to rent an apartment at market rate.
- "It seemed like they could barely afford the cost of the trip," the executive said.
- Many of these people could barely afford to eat, never mind pay for insurance.
- The practice even spread to some who could barely afford it.
- Middle-class and working families can just barely afford day care as it is.
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