Sentence examples for hardly the first time from inspiring English sources

It is hardly the first time Israel has been criticized for bad timing on settlement expansion.

It's hardly the first time.

It was hardly the first time in Jewish history.

It was hardly the first time it had been suggested.

This is hardly the first time the current president has seemed to slight his father's presidency.

It was hardly the first time a U.S. politician has had it both ways.

It is hardly the first time Sullivan has displayed determination battling pain.

This is hardly the first time someone tried to go after the consumer-robotics market.

This is hardly the first time that the industry has come under assault.

It is hardly the first time the commander has admonished a sitting government.

This is, of course, hardly the first time life has imitated comedy.