For example, the plan barely raised the average American's taxes at all.

She barely raised her voice, but it was hard as ice, too.

"They can barely raise enough food to feed themselves, let alone the sick ones."

She barely raised her eyes when we came up.

Cadfael had barely raised his head when she closed her eyes.

But some districts with large numbers of poor or immigrant students barely raised their scores.

But he could barely raise its front legs an inch off the nest.

He surfaced for air, barely raising his nostrils above the water.

Regnus asked, barely raising his voice enough to be heard over the wind.

He slumped on top of Richard, head barely raised.