hardly
Example Sentences
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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.
I open each of our individual text threads, but we hardly use those.
From Literature
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The borrower in this case hardly fit the profile of a sure bet for a lender.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.