hardly justified

Examples (10)

• His harsh criticism was hardly justified by the minor mistake.
• The extra cost for the premium service was hardly justified by the minimal benefits.
• Her extreme reaction to the news was hardly justified given the circumstances.
• The company's decision to close the profitable branch seemed hardly justified.
• I found his claims to be hardly justified by the lack of concrete evidence.
• Such drastic measures taken against the small protest were hardly justified.
• Their sudden withdrawal from the project was hardly justified after all the effort put in.
• The manager's skepticism about the new strategy was hardly justified by its early success.
• In a modern context, the old tradition is hardly justified anymore.
• A penalty of that severity for a first-time offense would be hardly justified.