10 Sentences With "barely a thing"

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But, let me be blunt: this is barely a thing. from Vice
It was barely a thing in the workplace in that era. from Vice
It was barely a thing yet, and it was still free. from Vice
But back in the 50s and 60s, sex positivity was barely a thing (and especially not for a black woman). from Vice
When we were teens, Snapchat and Instagram weren't even ideas yet — for some of us, Facebook was barely a thing, either. from Refinery 29
It was my big leap, and then I got the opportunity ... Now MSNBC is a thing, but back then it was barely a thing. from Vox
I've been using Kindles since ebooks were barely a thing, and while the hardware has come a very long way, the user interface has been lingering. from Gizmodo
Packed in that sentence was the stuff of legend: Notes was a groundbreaking product that rocketed businesses into internet-style communications when the internet was barely a thing. from Wired
The idea that she comes off as cold or uncharismatic on the stump — she was going viral with speeches when that was barely a thing — crumbles upon watching or meeting her. from Vox
Containers were barely a thing back then, but the founders had a vision of what was coming down the pike and their bet has paid off in a big way as the company now has first-mover advantage. from TechCrunch