1The new employee had scarcely begun to learn the ropes when he was assigned a major project.
2Is it scarcely surprising that the company went bankrupt, given its reckless spending habits?
3The team had scarcely enough time to rehearse before the performance, which showed in their somewhat ragged delivery.
4The professor had scarcely finished explaining the concept when the students began to ask questions.
5There is scarcely any evidence to support the claim that the new policy has been effective in reducing crime rates.