hardly suppress

Examples (10)

• He could hardly suppress his amusement at the situation.
• She hardly suppressed a smile when she heard the joke.
• The audience hardly suppressed their excitement during the performance.
• Trying to hardly suppress his laughter, he turned away.
• He hardly suppressed a groan when he saw the pile of work.
• She hardly suppressed her tears after hearing the sad news.
• The politician hardly suppressed his irritation at the reporter's question.
• Despite his best efforts, he hardly suppressed a shiver in the cold.
• The children hardly suppressed their eagerness to open the presents.
• He hardly suppressed a sigh of relief when the difficult task was finally over.