Hardly and Sometimes

Hardly

Hardly adverb - In a manner so as to cause loss or suffering.

Sometimes and hardly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sometimes" instead an adverb "Hardly".

Nearby Word: hard

Sometimes

Sometimes adverb - On some occasions.

Hardly and sometimes are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hardly" instead an adverb "Sometimes".

Nearby Word: sometime

Both words in one sentence

  • Power Up Letdown: Enemies in the arena can sometimes drop 10 second buffs but since they last for so little time they are hardly useful.
  • Series / White Collar Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: While hardly a moron, Peter does generally come off as a bit bumbling and sometimes a little clueless.
  • Video Game / Spy Fiction Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping: Dietrich's German accent keeps fluctuating throughout the game, sometimes going from extremely heavy to hardly present to extremely heavy again in the span of one cutscene.
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