scarcely
Example Sentences
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Personal indiscretions once seen as disqualifying, such as the extramarital affair that chased Gary Hart from the 1988 presidential race, scarcely raise an eyebrow.
From Los Angeles Times
When Atlanta officials began surveying the area, they could scarcely find a store that sold any fresh food other than the occasional banana.
It is scarcely believable that this instrument is 284 years old.
From Los Angeles Times
“Our world has become so Taylorized, we scarcely see it. It’s in every aspect of our lives,” says Robert Kanigel, author of “The One Best Way: Frederick Winslow Taylor and the Enigma of Efficiency.”
The surfeit of description can scarcely conceal the deficit of insight.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
