Examples of 'he was just' in a sentence

Meaning of "he was just"

This phrase is commonly used to imply that someone was only doing something recently or simply doing something in a particular manner without any additional meaning. It can also be used to downplay or dismiss someone's actions or intentions

How to use "he was just" in a sentence

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he was just
I think he was just trying to make a connection with me.
It seems like yesterday he was just learning to crawl.
He was just a little smarter than the rest.
I did not think that he was just gonna leave.
He was just kind of there and then he was not.
I thought maybe he was just having trouble at home.
He was just another dreaming one driving a taxi.
They did not think he was just going to walk away.
Or he was just shot in an aircraft and pushed out.
But that scout he was just a bad soul.
He was just trying to do right by your stupid frat.
He probably thought he was just doing right by his family.
He was just trying to make some trouble for me.
I explained that he was just stressed and needed.
He was just giving methe lay of the land.

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I came out and he was just sitting there.
He was just trying to show me what a great dad he is.
And you told us he was just a homeless guy.
He was just gonna give it away to some criminal.
I attacked him and he was just defending himself.
He was just saying what everybody else was thinking.
I loved him and he was just stringing me along.
He was just out celebrating that with friends.
I should have known he was just a grave robber.
And he was just about to kill all of you.
I would love him even if he was just a millionaire.
I reckon he was just blowing off a little steam.
Mario got his because he was just crazy.
My guess is he was just trying to look like a lefty.
I got out of the shower and he was just gone.
I think he was just trying to get away again.
Petey liked to say that he was just a con.
Apparently he was just dumped here last night.
And then we thought maybe he was just hungry.
I thought he was just coming in for the wedding.
He lost his mother when he was just a baby.
He said he was just trying to keep her quiet.
I saw him last when he was just a child.
He was just arranging a time for the sale.
But with his medication he was just fine.
He was just looking for a good enough excuse.
We trained him from when he was just a foal.
He was just here a week ago updating an archive.
The rest of the time he was just a stable boy.
He was just trying to get his job back.
Cab service said he was just passing by.
Maybe he was just trying to get our attention.
I knew him when he was just gassy.
I think he was just waiting for us to move them.
And he was furious at my mother and he was just freaking out.

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