Examples of 'could hardly speak' in a sentence

Meaning of "could hardly speak"

could hardly speak: This phrase implies that someone had difficulty speaking, possibly due to emotions, illness, or other factors

How to use "could hardly speak" in a sentence

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could hardly speak
Even when she could hardly speak.
She could hardly speak in the end.
Mother was in tears and could hardly speak.
I could hardly speak at the inhumanity.
The old guy could hardly speak.
She could hardly speak between panting breaths.
She was so surprised she could hardly speak.
Harry could hardly speak through his surprise.
We were stunned and could hardly speak.
She could hardly speak.
His agitation was so great that he could hardly speak.
Gus could hardly speak.
Tom was so out of breath that he could hardly speak.
I could hardly speak to anyone.
Poor woman could hardly speak.

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The man next to me was so moved that he could hardly speak.
Cindy could hardly speak.
He had lost so much weight he could hardly speak.
Toni could hardly speak.
She was crying so hard she could hardly speak.
He could hardly speak.
Anne was so excited she could hardly speak.
I could hardly speak and just lay there looking at him.
We looked at each other and could hardly speak.
Most of us could hardly speak or read Hebrew.
She was so out of breath that she could hardly speak.
They could hardly speak German.
She was in tears and could hardly speak up.
He could hardly speak any Japanese.
He was scared and pale and could hardly speak coherently.
I could hardly speak English.
Her agitation was so great that she could hardly speak.
But Bam could hardly speak.
When we got out of the hall we could hardly speak.
Jason and I could hardly speak without a fight erupting.
A new priest at his first mass was so nervous he could hardly speak.
Tom could hardly speak French at all when I first met him.
He had been so long abroad he found he could hardly speak English.
Well, he could hardly speak to her without cursing.
He was accused of renouncing his family for a Negro that could hardly speak Russian.
I threw up . I could hardly speak at the inhumanity.
I had never been outside the country before and could hardly speak Italian.
I mean, she could hardly speak to me, sometimes barely even look at me.
You made me drink so I could hardly speak.
He could hardly speak English - what 's he gonna know about cancer?
I was so full of emotion I could hardly speak.
Suleiman-bin-Daolld could hardly speak for laughing.
The main thing that I remember is that he could hardly speak.
Face and hands, could hardly speak.
On the rare occasions he did send for me . I was so nervous I could hardly speak.

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The old legends do speak of such creatures
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