Examples of 'was scarcely' in a sentence
Meaning of "was scarcely"
was scarcely - indicates that something almost did not happen or was in very short supply. It suggests that the quantity, occurrence, or availability of something was extremely limited or close to not being present at all
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It was scarcely possible to find a safe landing place.
But that discussion was scarcely followed by action.
She was scarcely harvesting and earning little.
Disposal of industrial waste was scarcely controlled at all.
Andrew was scarcely breathing and he made no sound.
At home the issue was scarcely discussed.
There was scarcely a free spot to sit down.
The fate of her lover was scarcely less bleak.
An ox was scarcely less predictable than a dragonboat on a current.
The current in the long reaches was scarcely perceptible.
Its passing was scarcely noticed by the public.
The streams were dying and wildlife was scarcely found.
The old man was scarcely half way.
It was scarcely big enough to grasp between two fingers.
It was printed in extremely low numbers and was scarcely circulated.
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The suspicion was scarcely belied by future events.
His renown as a composer was scarcely less.
My sister was scarcely likely to make a mistake.
A piece of cotton cloth was scarcely.
For there was scarcely a breath of wind.
Were occupied by people whose life was scarcely man.
There was scarcely any money left.
The difference in age was scarcely apparent.
I was scarcely twelve years old.
The rest of the costume was scarcely much better.
Thomalla was scarcely clothed tied to a cross.
In other respects the uncompensated expropriation of war material was scarcely considered.
And this was scarcely odd because.
Not their fault that what they had saved was scarcely worth having.
She was scarcely eight years old.
He died when he was scarcely thirty.
Olga was scarcely able to keep him out.
Who lived on a planet that was scarcely bigger than him.
There was scarcely any formal opposition.
You back to the days when nature was scarcely tapped by man.
I was scarcely able to express my thoughts clearly.
My brain pattern there was scarcely any larger than yours.
It was scarcely a human normal mark of affection.
What followed was scarcely believable.
Was scarcely within sight of the action.
The choice was scarcely fortunate.
Was scarcely known in the nation.
The letter was scarcely legible.
It was scarcely a suitable residence for the successful modern businessman.
That after years of effort he was scarcely more advanced than at the start.
He was scarcely ever out of his thoughts.
Prayers should be read when there was scarcely anyone to listen to them.
There was scarcely anything but the skeleton left.
Each of the four withered cremini caps was scarcely bigger than a quarter.
Her prayer was scarcely finished when she feels.
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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
