Sentence examples for hardly a joke from inspiring English sources

Yet this episode is hardly a joke.

The lawmaker's attack on the banknote was hardly a joke, though.

It was the White House, and this was hardly a joke.

[ image: /photos/59095af5019dfc3494e9f4b1] The lawmaker's attack on the banknote was hardly a joke, though.

George Bernard Shaw once defined "Comstockery" as "the world's standing joke at the expense of the United States"; but it is hardly a joke for the people who are caught in its tentacles.

"Defacing subway cars is hardly a joke; encouraging people, kids in particular, to do that after all the money we've spent, all the time we've spent removing graffiti". A few hours later, the mayor's Office of Community Affairs rescinded Mr. Ecko's permit.

His schooling is hardly a joking matter, having attended (and survived!) the prestigious Moscow Conservatory in Russia and the Peabody Conservatory in United States.

This is hardly a crude Holocaust joke; humour is used to convey the tragedy of love and innocence when faced with evil.

Just for a joke.

"There were no exams, it was a joke, hardly any term-time.

Sheil, a widely respected actor among critics, though hardly a household name, jokes with her father that if another performance of hers is praised as "subtle", she'll lose it.