Ludo's brief romance with an English girl was so run-of-the-mill that it hardly warranted mention at dinner parties, let alone gossip.

The TV appearance was so brief that it hardly warranted comment.

The question hardly warranted an answer.

I can supply the method, although it hardly warrants being called a method.

News that they were coming through the Wilderness toward Atwaan was interesting, but hardly warranted the chancellor's late visit.

The practice hardly warrants Vice President George Bush's mock shock.

It would seem the voyage hardly warrants the payment of this dinner.

He'd hardly warrant the top of the pay scale for two classes of general health, one drivers' ed, and study hall.

An Israeli Army spokeswoman said, "This is an obscene and absurd statement which hardly warrants further response."

It was nice up there, with the grass and the crocuses, but it hardly warranted such a grandiose statement.