Examples of 'had scarcely' in a sentence
Meaning of "had scarcely"
This phrase is used to indicate that something occurred only a short time ago or in a very limited manner. It implies that the action or event happened very recently, and may also suggest that it happened to a small extent or barely at all
How to use "had scarcely" in a sentence
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We had scarcely returned when it began raining.
The amusing conversation had scarcely been interrupted.
We had scarcely enough to eat and wear.
In five hundred years it had scarcely doubled.
As yet he had scarcely realised his condition.
It was the end of a life that had scarcely begun.
But they had scarcely been commenced when.
But against his gigantic opponent he had scarcely a chance.
He had scarcely finished his speech when.
Washington had scarcely taken.
I had scarcely given you a thought.
Her feet had scarcely.
I had scarcely left home when it began to rain.
But the width of the skin wounds had scarcely changed after two weeks.
He had scarcely escaped when he was recaptured.
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I have seen little boys and girls struck down before their lives had scarcely begun.
I had scarcely thought of my home at all.
In all the years since we separated I had scarcely given you a thought.
She had scarcely finished speaking when he cut in.
During that time, it had scarcely altered at all.
I had scarcely got on my trousers when we were again attacked.
Since his mother died, he had scarcely spoken to women.
I had scarcely gone out before the phone rang.
Carefully provided for, while he himself had scarcely enough to.
I had scarcely passed my twelfth birthday.
The addition of filtering aids had scarcely any . effect on the result.
They had scarcely explained to me their.
He seemed to emerge from a trance, from a play that had scarcely begun.
We had scarcely any air force.
However, analysis of the components of resulting metallic iron revealed that re-oxidation had scarcely occurred.
They had scarcely recovered from.
Gender-based violence remained a cause for concern, since the measures introduced had scarcely reduced it.
I had scarcely laid eyes on the girl in question.
It taught me to hope, that I had scarcely ever allowed myself to hope before.
He had scarcely got started in his work when.
Just five years ago, Ayton had scarcely even touched a basketball.
I had scarcely eaten all week.
In the early Seventies, the simulator had scarcely left the classroom.
They had scarcely closed the.
Even in the time of Wallace, they had scarcely emerged from the Stone.
Yet he had scarcely used his mobile phone.
The Secretary-General's projections clearly showed that the financial situation of the Organization had scarcely improved.
They had scarcely sat down.
It taught me to hope, that I had scarcely.
The man had scarcely exaggerated.
I attributed it to sunstroke, although I had scarcely been in the sun.
It had scarcely run six.
But, after Salahi returned to Germany, they had scarcely been in touch.
Andrei had scarcely left.
The English have always recognized the great problem which other Europeans before 1914 had scarcely grasped.
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Examples of using Scarcely
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I scarcely spoke a word to him all day
Business associates scarcely act that way
We can scarcely meet above twice a year
