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Discover LudwigThe phrase "hardly ever" is correct and commonly used in written English
It is a commonly used adverb phrase to express the idea of "almost never." It can be used in a variety of contexts, but is often used to express frequency or time. It can be used to modify a verb or an adjective. Example 1: "I hardly ever go to the movies anymore." (frequency: expressing that the person rarely goes to the movies) Example 2: "She's hardly ever on time for meetings." (frequency: expressing that she is almost never on time) Example 3: "The weather is hardly ever nice in this city." (time: expressing that the weather is rarely nice) Example 4: "He's hardly ever happy with his grades." (time: expressing that he is rarely happy with his grades)
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Hardly ever.
Hardly ever went back".
Hardly ever, though, was it England.
"Hardly ever looked at them," he said.
Hardly ever, in fact.
"But hardly ever shootings".
He hardly ever stopped.
It hardly ever works.
We hardly ever talk.
That hardly ever happens.
He hardly ever talks.
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