She could hardly explain an exercise program for vampire fangs.
Clearly there was nobody in the room at the moment, which hardly explained why it was open.
Government loyalists are hardly explaining the dissatisfaction to themselves for the first time.
But that generosity hardly explains why the teams win so often.
"I can hardly explain to you how interested I am in this matter."
But that hardly explains years like 1927 and 1928.
He could hardly explain he'd spent most of his mortal years in a monastery.
The angel could hardly explain, and it almost made a rift between them.
She hardly explained to herself why this latest invitation appealed to her most.
"It's something that I can hardly explain," he said.