scarcely able
Frequency: 6.97.1 per million words
almost not able to do something; a more formal alternative to hardly
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Examples (20)
- After the marathon, he was scarcely able to stand.
- She was so tired she was scarcely able to keep her eyes open.
- The injured hiker was scarcely able to move his leg.
- After the accident, he was scarcely able to walk without assistance.
- She was so shocked by the news that she was scarcely able to speak.
- The signal was so weak I was scarcely able to hear what they were saying.
- Through the thick fog, I was scarcely able to see the road ahead.
- With such a heavy workload, I am scarcely able to find time for myself.
- The concept was so complex that the students were scarcely able to grasp it.
- He's so shy he's scarcely able to speak in front of a crowd.
- With rising costs, many families are scarcely able to make ends meet.
- Despite her efforts, she was scarcely able to make any progress.
- The old man, weakened by illness, was scarcely able to lift his head.
- The old man, weakened by illness, was scarcely able to lift the cup.
- The whisper was so faint that he was scarcely able to hear it.
- It was so dark that we were scarcely able to see the path ahead.
- If the storm worsens, we will be scarcely able to continue our journey.
- By the end of the marathon, he was scarcely able to put one foot in front of the other.
- He found himself scarcely able to believe his good fortune.
- With the new regulations, small businesses are scarcely able to survive.