Yes, I have done so.
This will list top 5 recently published resources under my articles-container(ID 2)
[[!getResources? &parents=`2` &tpl=`ArticleRowTpl` &limit=`5` &showHidden=`1`]]
This will do the same, but will only show articles with ID 3, 4 and 5.
[[!getResources? &parents=`2` &tpl=`ArticleRowTpl` &showHidden=`1` &resources=`3, 4, 5` ]]
This will show top 5 articles, excluding article with ID 6
[[!getResources? &parents=`2` &tpl=`ArticleRowTpl` &limit=`5` &showHidden=`1` &resources=`-6` ]]
hope this helps.