Use of scarcely in Sentences. 28 Examples

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scarcely at the start of sentence


  1. Scarcely a week goes by without some new scandal in the papers.

scarcely in the middle of sentence


  1. I can scarcely hear.
  2. We scarcely ever meet.
  3. I can scarcely believe it.
  4. He could scarcely breathe.
  5. He can scarcely have said so.
  6. There is scarcely enough food.
  7. I could scarcely recognize him.
  8. I could scarcely edge in a word .
  9. He could scarcely suppress a laugh.
  10. We scarcely have time for breakfast.
  11. The city had scarcely changed in 20 years.
  12. There were scarcely a hundred people present.
  13. The monumental inscription is scarcely readable.
  14. The dog lay so still it scarcely seemed animate.
  15. She scarcely earns enough money to make ends meet.
  16. She seemed scarcely to breathe as she lay immobile.
  17. I was scarcely able to move my arm after the accident.
  18. In one ad the viewer scarcely sees the car's exterior.
  19. The city centre has scarcely changed in over a century.
  20. There was scarcely a tree left standing after the storm.
  21. We had scarcely reach the school before it began to rain.
  22. Seeing such fine weather, the boys could scarcely keep in.
  23. The difference is scarcely perceptible to the average reader.
  24. The matter is scarcely worthy of the managing director's time.
  25. He can scarcely survive this scandal with his reputation intact.
  26. The lecturer spoke so quietly that he was scarcely audible at the back of the hall.
  27. His plan was such a success that even his original critics could scarcely forbear from congratulating him.

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A relation of direct opposition.