Examples of 'he had hardly' in a sentence
Meaning of "he had hardly"
he had hardly: An incomplete phrase that may suggest that someone barely did something or that an action was done with little effort. The sentence could be completed to provide more context or detail about what was done with minimal effort
How to use "he had hardly" in a sentence
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he had hardly
A hurry that he had hardly time to be sorry.
He had hardly spent a year in the position.
Of which he had hardly heard.
He had hardly got a good glimpse of her.
He seemed to have forgotten that he had hardly set a shining example.
He had hardly left home when it began to rain.
There was so little activity in the city that he had hardly anything to do.
He had hardly done so if he did not know it was grums.
To the rear, and he had hardly taken three steps.
He had hardly crossed the frontier before he was arrested.
The student is a fast learner; he had hardly any trouble retaining the material.
He had hardly ever been away from his parents.
Qui-Gon found he had hardly been breathing.
He had hardly touched his coffee.
It was also obvious he experienced communication issues, as he had hardly learned English.
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It was like he had hardly even ever driven a car.
Of such names as Hampden, Somers, and Pitt he had hardly ever heard.
To be true he had hardly slept at all.
He had hardly touched his food.
Six months more… and he had hardly begun.
He had hardly expected to be greeted so warmly.
In truth, he realized now, he had hardly studied the place before.
He had hardly the excuse of blindness.
He was rediscovering television, which he had hardly ever watched during his 60-year career.
He had hardly noticed that she had stopped.
Sometimes he had hardly enough to eat.
He had hardly got into bed when he fell asleep.
In reality, he had hardly transformed his game.
He had hardly ever exhibited.
In truth, he had hardly noticed her.
He had hardly left me when the bell rang again.
So rare! He had hardly ever exhibited.
He had hardly played as a rookie.
Yes, but… he had hardly anything on him.
He had hardly been on the throne when he started to make bad decisions.
Nowadays he had hardly any time to spend with Tanya.
And he had hardly enough money to pay for the starters.
Sure enough, he had hardly finished building them when they were full.
He had hardly any negative headlines including in his private life.
By comparison, he had hardly any reservations about pre-Christian pagan culture.
He had hardly spoken when a fearful crash shook the shop.
He had hardly disappeared.
He had hardly slept while he had been tracking her down.
He had hardly thought to have seen the young gentleman alive.
He had hardly gone.
He had hardly featured in the first team all season up to that point.
He had hardly been aware of the births of his two other children.
And he had hardly finished the sentence when she came in again.
He had hardly ended his last prayer when the door opened and two civilians entered.
But he had hardly moved when the door opened and Kitty looked out.
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Then we knew we had the wrong guy
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Examples of using Hardly
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You hardly have really serious bites
Such an approach could hardly be considered legitimate
Hardly surprising we do not have much sex
