Sentence examples for hardly the end from inspiring English sources

Tressel's departure is hardly the end.

That is hardly the end of it.

Hardly the end of civilisation, is it?

That was hardly the end of the controversy.

And this is hardly the end of the maneuvering.

But that's hardly the end of the story.

It was hardly the ending the Ottawa Senators expected.

Financial efficiency is hardly the end-all.

And while abortion rights are crucial to women's health and autonomy, they are hardly the end-all be-all to reproductive justice -- even if the constant attacks on those rights (and on the people who provide women with them) have forced the pro-choice movement to remain on the defensive about abortion in particular.

While the first four items in this list can certainly be a big help in the dating game, the last is hardly the end-all-be-all it's often made out to be.

That, however, will hardly be the end.