SCARCELY in a Sentence
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238 example sentences for SCARCELY, such as:
1. I could scarcely recognize him.
2. I could scarcely edge in a word.
3. Mary could scarcely bear to leave him.
4. Mr. Craven scarcely heard her last words.
5. There were scarcely a hundred people present.
2. I could scarcely edge in a word.
3. Mary could scarcely bear to leave him.
4. Mr. Craven scarcely heard her last words.
5. There were scarcely a hundred people present.
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Meanings and Examples of SCARCELY
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scarcely
ad. almost not
ad. only a very short time before
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 The wine made her so sleepy that she could scarcely keep her eyes open and she lay down on her bed and knew nothing more for a long time.
2 "I believe she scarcely ever looked at her," sighed Mrs. Crawford.
3 She did not know what it was, because at first she could scarcely distinguish it from the wind itself.
4 In this queer place one scarcely ever saw any one at all.
5 She was so happy that she scarcely dared to breathe.
6 Mary could scarcely bear to leave him.
7 When he was amused and interested she thought he scarcely looked like an invalid at all, except that his face was so colorless and he was always on the sofa.
8 Well, sir," answered Mrs. Medlock, "you'll scarcely believe your eyes when you see him.
9 The Lord knows she's nothing to look at and you scarcely ever hear her speak, but she did what none of us dare do.
10 I scarcely ever went out and when I did go I never looked at it.
11 There's one thing that comes into my mind so often," said Mary, "and I can scarcely ever hold in when I think of it suddenly.
12 He opened it, scarcely thinking of the writer, but the first words attracted his attention at once.
13 After that he scarcely ever saw him except when he was asleep, and all he knew of him was that he was a confirmed invalid, with a vicious, hysterical, half-insane temper.
14 Mr. Craven scarcely heard her last words.
15 It was a great many years ago, and I can scarcely remember anything about it, but I think it was in some foreign country.
Example Sentence: (28 in 2 pages)
1 I was scarcely able to move my arm after the accident.
2 There was scarcely a tree left standing after the storm.
3 The city centre has scarcely changed in over a century.
4 His plan was such a success that even his original critics could scarcely forbear from congratulating him.
5 The difference is scarcely perceptible to the average reader.
6 I could scarcely edge in a word.
7 Seeing such fine weather, the boys could scarcely keep in.
8 My object will be, if possible, to form Christian men, for Christian boys Ican scarcely hope to make.
9 There were scarcely a hundred people present.
10 We had scarcely reach the school before it began to rain.
11 I could scarcely recognize him.
12 Rachel's arrival on the scene had unleashed passions in him that he could scarcely control.
13 At their best the conditions in these prisons are scarcely tolerable.
14 If there is brain drain from a particular country, it can scarcely develop.
15 It may be scarcely noticed amidst the flurry of war in Iraq, but this is something of a turning point for European defense.