They barely crossed the threshold before stopping to stare at the familiar face.

It barely crossed the goal line and bounced harmlessly out of the end zone as time ran out.

How could he have loved her when she'd barely crossed his mind in all the time he'd been down here?

He was standing on a chair toward the back, his chin barely crossing its top.

The 1977 elections saw the party win only one seat, barely crossing the 1% electoral threshold (they received 1.3% of the vote).

I'm the man who can barely cross the snows on skis.

I can barely cross my state in that time.

His winner came on a header from close range that ricocheted off the left post before barely crossing the goal line.

In the course of a 45-minute interview about his candidacy, the words "Republican" and "Democrat" barely crossed the governor's lips.

And whether or not it crossed barely or whatever, the game's over with.