hardly

Example Sentences

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To simplify it, it is a case of round pegs and round holes, but it is hardly rocket science anyway.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Mazur and other small-business owners say the additional costs could hardly come at a worse time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Rubino is hardly alone in rethinking her Easter spending.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

“A View From the Bridge,” a play whose revenge plot hinges on a tip to immigration authorities, could hardly be more timely.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

My throat got stopped up so I could hardly say, “Thank you.”

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan