scarcely
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The claim that the task force had met “once a month,” when in fact it had scarcely met, led me to contact Harris and ask where he’d gotten that misinformation.
From Salon • Apr. 20, 2026
Yet A House of Dynamite could scarcely be timelier.
From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026
Like Mr. McElwee, the experimental filmmaker Barbara Hammer scarcely ever seemed to put the camera down.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026
Sanju Samson scripted the most important chapter of his scarcely believable career when India took on New Zealand in the T20 World Cup final in Ahmedabad on Sunday.
From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026
She had so many ideas for lessons she could scarcely wait to get back to the nursery and begin.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing scarcely
"Because I Could Not Stop for Death" by Emily Dickinson
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The Monroe Doctrine (1823)
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Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
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