Sentence examples for if hardly from inspiring English sources

That use of "if" hardly suggested profound contrition.

It seems unsettled, if hardly unnerved.

The resistance to the American offensive here, then, has so far been significant, if hardly overwhelming.

It's warmer than most of what's on hip-hop radio, if hardly more original.

It remains a fresh and enticing, if hardly trailblazing, glimpse into a vibrant world.

A satisfying story if hardly a great play, it is an old favorite.

This is a significant and understandable shift, if hardly a salutary one.

Emily left a burner on, with annoying if hardly disastrous results.

Judging by the menu, the club's food seems good, if hardly adventurous.

Mr. Berezovsky had an outsize, if hardly always benevolent, role in post-Soviet Russia.

Mandelson remained his largely loyal – if hardly uncritical – lieutenant and ally up to election day.