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Discover LudwigThe phrase "hardly finish" can be used in written English.
It is a common phrase that means "barely finish" or "almost unable to finish." It is often used to convey that something was difficult to complete. Example: "John was so exhausted from his long day at work that he could hardly finish his dinner before falling asleep."
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"That book," I tell Dalle, "was so sad that I could hardly finish it".
Still the rival to get closest to Frankel, beaten just half a length on their debut in 2010, he can hardly finish as near this time but will enjoy the ground.
I could hardly finish writing my doctorate thesis on mathematician Norbert Weiner.
My parents didn't have the chance to hardly finish high school.
I can hardly finish a novel, let alone agree to attend a five-day music festival in a foreign country.
Being the little 5-year-old saint that he is, I could hardly finish apologizing before he was hugging and forgiving me.
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But the Dati issue was hardly finished.
We have hardly finished with Agnon.
But Mr. Trumbull, 69, is hardly finished with his contributions.
Yet the renovations are hardly finished — or in some cases even started.
While Mr. Mercado has been dealt a major blow, he is hardly finished.
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