Examples of 'he could hardly' in a sentence

Meaning of "he could hardly"

The phrase 'he could hardly' is used to express that someone found something very difficult or challenging to do. It suggests that the person faced significant obstacles or had limited capabilities in achieving a particular task or goal. It implies a sense of struggle and emphasizes the degree of difficulty faced

How to use "he could hardly" in a sentence

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he could hardly
He could hardly write his own name.
The names of which he could hardly pronounce.
He could hardly slap her hand away.
When we got home he could hardly walk.
He could hardly take his eyes off me.
Apart from that he could hardly communicate.
He could hardly wait to hear the news.
He was so weak he could hardly lift his head.
He could hardly ask you to deliver this.
In the gloom he could hardly see her.
He could hardly look a woman in the eye.
This morning he said he could hardly wait.
He could hardly get to work that day.
He was just so jacked up he could hardly talk.
He could hardly be expected to live on his stipend.

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Max was so devastated he could hardly function.
He could hardly leave him in the playground.
Even then he could hardly get by.
He could hardly walk into the room.
He was so homesick that he could hardly endure the misery of it.
He could hardly comprehend what she was implying.
He was so sleepy he could hardly see straight.
He could hardly remember any of the presentations.
When he opened it he could hardly believe his eyes.
He could hardly have had a better view.
It looked like he could hardly lift it.
He could hardly wait for opening day.
If it was the former he could hardly be blamed.
And he could hardly believe his nomination.
His agitation was so great that he could hardly speak.
However he could hardly play in the match.
He was so tired that he could hardly walk.
He could hardly recognize the actual text.
He looked as though he could hardly credit his ears.
He could hardly stand to saddle his horse.
He looked at the watch like he could hardly see it.
He could hardly believe she had come.
This morning he was in such pain he could hardly move.
He could hardly even see the road.
He was so tired that he could hardly stand.
He could hardly even talk to his brothers.
Tom was so out of breath that he could hardly speak.
It was like he could hardly stand to look at me.
He had lost so much weight he could hardly speak.
He could hardly understand why he should be blamed.
His anxiety was such that he could hardly sleep.
He could hardly breathe all night.
He was so sensitive to the blows of life he could hardly stand it.
He could hardly embrace it without being pecked.
And in his emotion he could hardly put on the compress.

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Examples of using Hardly
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Such an approach could hardly be considered legitimate
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