Examples of 'it was just' in a sentence

Meaning of "it was just"

The phrase 'it was just' is often used to downplay or minimize the significance of something. It implies that the subject being referred to was not important, serious, or meaningful

How to use "it was just" in a sentence

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it was just
It was just too crowded to see the water.
If you think how it was just a year ago.
It was just too complicated for him to handle.
And tell him it was just a jealousy scene.
It was just her bottom and her breasts.
You always said it was just an experimental phase.
It was just another one of his mind games.
Six years ago it was just me and a macbook.
It was just easier to look the other way.
I liked it better when it was just the two of us.
Perhaps it was just a matter of updating the work done.
But it turned out it was just a big zit.
But it was just to give them to an aid worker.
I thought you said it was just a simple theft.
It was just what he needed in his freezing dungeon.

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The town thinks it was just a practical joke.
It was just a tree branch bending in the wind.
I was not sure if it was just a fling for him.
It was just bad things used to happen to her.
I would have said it was just a matter of time.
It was just the weirdest day of my whole life.
I hope you do not think it was just curiosity.
I thought it was just me being stupid or jealous.
Things were great when it was just you and me.
And it was just that my father loved me so much.
The tracking number says it was just delivered.
I thought it was just about drugs and soup.
You said when we started it was just a loan.
To be honest it was just an excuse to see you again.
Woke up this morning and it was just there.
But i thought it was just air freshener or something.
We already said no when we thought it was just litigation.
It was just a clever way to try to approach you.
You would not come when it was just me.
I thought it was just going slow because of the stress.
I always kind of pretended it was just a bad dream.
That it was just a problem with the cable.
Thought the doctor said it was just a sprain.
And it was just as tiny as your little finger.
They just took it like it was just a house.
It was just a blur of red and a gust of wind.
I do not particularly think it was just her problem.
It was just a bit from an old hymn book.
Yo always told me it was just the music.
It was just taking place without our participation.
Paramedic said it was just a scalp cut.
It was just starting to get a little tense there.
Guess whatever it was just fizzled out.
It was just a bit hard to understand what he said.
It does not look like it was just one or two boars.

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Just like that one over there
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