Sentence examples for scarcely was from inspiring English sources
"SCARCELY was a country overrun by the French," wrote a 19th-century historian, surveying the impact of revolution and war on Europe's art markets, "than the English were on hand with their guineas".
Reforming the nearly unreformable Reprints Related items Iraq's Christians: Less safe than before?Aug 5th 2004 Sudan: Shuffling paper while Africans dieAug 5th 2004 Palestine: Who's in charge Aug 5th 2004 Morocco: The slow march to reformAug 5th 2004 Onward, Muslim soldiers?Jul 29th 2004Yet scarcely was Mr Powell's plane out of Saudi skies before the caveats blew in.
"Imbalances" have scarcely been diminished.
The setting could scarcely be more scenic.
Siamese twins could scarcely be more connected.
Yet it has scarcely been written about.
Yet devaluation has scarcely been painless.
The need could scarcely be greater.
It could scarcely be starker.
It has scarcely been used.
They could scarcely be less trendy now.
