How to Use hardly in a Sentence

hardly

adverb

• This is hardly a new idea for a movie.
• The changes in service have hardly been noticed.
• Hardly anyone showed up for the meeting.
• There are hardly any new features in this software.
• Hardly a day goes by when I don't think about you.
• It hardly matters what I think.
• In fact, there are hardly any electric guitars on my [new] record.
  — Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 11 Nov. 2022
• Bidwill won’t, because owning a team is hardly a hard knock life.
  — Kent Somers, The Arizona Republic, 10 Nov. 2022
• From darling sisters to shiny new beaus, securing the perfect present is all very much a marathon and hardly a sprint.
  — Bianca Rodriguez, Town & Country, 1 Nov. 2022
• The wide price ranges are hardly a surprise for long-time GPU watchers though.
  — PCMAG, 10 Nov. 2022
• Completely in charge, Javier struck out nine, walked two, and hardly allowed any loud contact.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 2 Nov. 2022
• Your feature debut as a director hardly comes as a total surprise.
  — John Hopewell, Variety, 1 Nov. 2022
• The midterm elections were hardly a shot of confidence for Christian nationalist politicians.
  — Andrew Whitehead, Time, 13 Nov. 2022
• The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’s path to theaters and drive-ins in the fall of 1974 was hardly a smooth or straight one.
  — Chris Nashawaty, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2024
• The other big revelation, though hardly a surprising one, is that Rio is actually Death.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
• Advertisement World & Nation Israel’s killing of Hamas’ leader is a harsh blow, but hardly fatal.
  — Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
• The company has significantly stepped up its efforts to rein in fake and dangerous content, though it’s hardly solved the very real problem of disinformation on its platforms.
  — Allison Morrow, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024
• Gomez skipped the 2024 VMAs, but she’s hardly been off the scene.
  — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 15 Sep. 2024
• The stakes could hardly be higher for this year’s edition of The Game.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 26 Nov. 2022
• There’s schools on this street, and cars hardly ever stop at the stop signs.
  — Jordan Anderson, Chicago Tribune, 9 Dec. 2022
• The tour has hardly been alone in seeking a range of evidence for the case.
  — Alan Blinder, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2023
• Yet that hardly accounts for the bulk of the head-scratching cases.
  — USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024
• Wind noise was remarkably low, and the car was hardly tapped out.
  — Csaba Csere, Car and Driver, 28 July 2023
• But the Moon hardly looks like a water world, or even a place with a few puddles.
  — Thomas Orlando, Discover Magazine, 9 Aug. 2024
• The stakes could hardly be higher for both India and Adani Group.
  — Megha Mandavia, WSJ, 30 Jan. 2023
• But who’s in leading roles in front of and behind the camera has hardly changed.
  — Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2023
• In some places, the water hardly covers the pebbles lining the riverbed.
  — Alissa J. Rubin Bryan Denton, New York Times, 29 July 2023
• In his last years, my old pal Myles Brown suffered a stroke and could hardly get around.
  — Jack O’Connor, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2024
• The idea of a vampire who doesn’t want to kill is hardly without precedent.
  — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 16 Sep. 2023
• But a tattoo is hardly the biggest change on the horizon for Jones.
  — J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 8 Dec. 2022

Last Updated: 9 Nov 2024