Sentence examples for hardly encouraging from inspiring English sources

That's hardly encouraging.

Their parents were hardly encouraging.

The portents are hardly encouraging.

As boasts go, that's hardly encouraging.

Yet anecdotal evidence here in Fairfield County is hardly encouraging.

So far, however, the results are hardly encouraging.

Besides, the tiny kitchen hardly encouraged cooking.

But this will hardly encourage newspaper owners.

Of course, fair play is hardly encouraged.

This week's gory pictures will hardly encourage them.

Freedom of religion is now allowed, though hardly encouraged.