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The phrase "so hardly" is not commonly used in written English. A more common phrase that conveys a similar meaning is "so scarcely." Here is an example of how "so scarcely" can be used in a sentence: "He was so scarcely able to keep his eyes open after staying up all night studying for his exam."
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All right, so hardly anybody noticed.
So hardly a big change, despite the headlines.
Not even, says Brennan: it's multiple choice, so hardly expressive.
Others, such as quartz, are almost transparent to microwaves, so hardly heat up at all.
And so hardly a week passes without the stalling of some critical part of Mumbai's redevelopment.
So hardly a journalist by most definitions; more of a bagman on his own account.
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So they hardly ever put him on.
Even so, Juventus hardly looked vulnerable.
So far, hardly any details have been fleshed out.
But the conditions are so tight hardly any women qualify.
Listening to people so rarefied hardly invites emotional involvement.
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