Hardly means: Barely, only just, almost not. Related words include barely or scarce. Below you'll find 20 example sentences showing how to use Hardly in practice.

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Hardly in a sentence

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Hardly meaning

  1. Barely, only just, almost not.
  2. Certainly not; not at all.
  3. With difficulty.

Synonyms of Hardly

scarcely barely just scarce

Example sentences (20)

Hardly anything to brag about, but when you look at it as if the lockdowns never happened, it might be impressive.

For nine days hardly a train moved at a time when main roads between towns were little better than country lanes.

Although this fact has hardly eradicated people doing “bad” things in the real world, we can still identify it.

According to Frazee, Huang’s suspicions about rabbits are correct — in nature, they’re hardly meek creatures.

He still accepts cash but said he “hardly” takes it these days because he claims customers prefer to pay with their cards.

But while the trade department can charge those who set prices higher than the SRP with profiteering, it’s hardly enforced.

He got out the vehicle but was "hardly able to stand" and had to be supported by both the van and officers, the court heard.

As all of my friends were doing cartwheels, backbends and splits, I was hardly able to reach my toes due to tight hamstrings.

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He hardly let my mom take a break to go buy a few food items and wouldn’t let the hospice nurse anywhere near him for a bath.

But stimulants are hardly discussed in today’s conversations about addiction medicine, which centered on opioids and fentanyl.

Certainly in the past we have seen that the decisions of the Dutch Data Protection Authority have not or hardly been appealed.

Gomez is “so affectionate” with Taggart and “can hardly keep her hands off him,” the source also said.

Even when you Google Khruangbin and find its explanation (Thai for “engine fly”), it hardly prepares you for their eclectic style.

Flannery said he “could hardly believe” ‘Goodtime Charlie’ was being released on John Prine’s label.

As a nation of drinkers, hardly a day goes by without someone new being unable to hold their drink.

After that, I could hardly wait to get home from work each day and find him squirming on the sofa.

Hardly any Christian monks, and only a small token population of Christians, live in Turkey today.

But getting there takes long, aimless stretches, encyclopedias of exposition and hardly any strong character development to speak of.

A fit of pique is hardly the sort of motive for government action conservatives usually applaud.

Back from commercial, Mysterio escapes a bear hug (I can hardly bear it!) but Lashley rams him into the corner and reapplies the hold!

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These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:

Common combinations with hardly

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • is hardly 34×
  • was hardly 20×
  • could hardly 18×
  • it hardly 16×
  • hardly the 12×
  • are hardly 11×
  • hardly be 10×
  • hardly any 10×
  • hardly ever
  • can hardly

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "hardly" in a sentence?
An example: "Hardly anything to brag about, but when you look at it as if the lockdowns never happened, it might be impressive." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "hardly" from real English texts.
What does "hardly" mean?
Hardly means: Barely, only just, almost not.
What are synonyms of "hardly"?
Common synonyms of "hardly" include: scarcely, barely, just, scarce.
How many example sentences with "hardly" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "hardly", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

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