Sentence examples for hardly the first from inspiring English sources

It is hardly the first celebrity card.

It's hardly the first time.

Oregon's is hardly the first House divided.

He's hardly the first mayor to try.

And that was hardly the first.

Mr. Kerry is hardly the first victim.

I'm hardly the first to say this.

I'm hardly the first to notice.

This is hardly the first case of its kind.

That's hardly the first parting shot in Paramore's catalog.

But he is hardly the first politician to do that.