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Discover LudwigThe phrase "hardly recognize" is correct and commonly used in written English.
It is typically used to express that something or someone is difficult to identify or distinguish. Example: "After years of being apart, I can hardly recognize my childhood friend. They have changed so much." Example 2: "The painting was so damaged that I could hardly recognize the landscape it was supposed to depict."
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You'd hardly recognize either.
You can hardly recognize voices.
And they hardly recognize Pakistan.
He would hardly recognize the landscape now.
Smart can hardly recognize his former pupil these days.
"By 2010," he said, "you'll hardly recognize Paterson".
"Her family could hardly recognize her," she explained.
But when Ali is returned with his family, they hardly recognize him.
"You could hardly recognize them," said a witness who viewed the bodies.
Watching film of Wednesday's game, the Nets said they could hardly recognize their performance.
"I look in the mirror and hardly recognize myself," she said.
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