"I can hardly think" is a perfectly correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use this phrase when you are feeling overwhelmed or unable to think clearly and logically. For example, "I'm feeling so overwhelmed right now; I can hardly think."
I can hardly think of anything else".
He said of Reagan, "I can hardly think of him without breaking into tears.
At this time of year, I can hardly think of cooking any other way.
It's bleak, grey and raining – the prevailing wind is so strong that I can hardly think.
In all, I can hardly think of another movie in which sheer intelligence and decency have been made to seem so attractive or effective.
"I can hardly think of a worse education reform than 'bringing back the CSE' – dead-end exams for children treated as second-rate," Adonis tweeted.
Gopnik noted that "by now, one can hardly think about this city without thinking about her".
"All You Need Is a Fertile Mind" by Francis (Sonny) Fernandes When you see me puzzled and can hardly think My eyes so doggone heavy that they won't even wink My mouth open wide as if it's sayin' come on in And my tongue hanging so low that it could cover my chin Oh, pinch me! "Pinch Me" by Robert Madden Off the Charts: The Song-Poem Story PBS; premiere Tuesday at 8 p.m. Check local listings.
He can hardly think that if "bad" words were wiped out, people would also banish their bigoted thoughts.
Carl Vinson, an aircraft carrier, is on its way there, and one can hardly think of a better use of our resources.
One can hardly think of words that capture how horrific this breach of human rights around our world is, in every nation and certainly around our country.
