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hardly

[hahrd-lee] / ˈhɑrd li /


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"Sometimes I could hardly walk and I became really quite poorly."

From BBC

But for residents of the Bowl, it’s hardly a step toward returning home.

From Los Angeles Times

Mr. Nolte’s voice is so frail and thin that he’s difficult to understand in the role; he hardly seems like the sort of intimidating figure he’s meant to be.

From The Wall Street Journal

I open each of our individual text threads, but we hardly use those.

From Literature

The borrower in this case hardly fit the profile of a sure bet for a lender.

From The Wall Street Journal