Examples of 'man was only' in a sentence

Meaning of "man was only"

This phrase is typically used to express that the person being referred to is not being completely truthful or honest. It implies that the person's statement or action may be misleading or only partially true

How to use "man was only" in a sentence

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man was only
Because a man was only doing it because he wanted more.
The handsome young man was only a serf.
That man was only looking for a cook.
Niki explained that the man was only a friend.
This man was only defending himself.
My people ruled the Earth when man was only an ape.
But the man was only half asleep.
Instead of being dead, the man was only stunned.
The man was only lightly intoxicated.
The Bible says that the hearts of man was only on evil continually.
Man was only doing his job.
The poor man was only fishing.
Man was only a means to an end.
This young man was only a witness.
He was offering her the chance to change her mind, but a man was only human.

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My old man was only strict about not being late to school.
Cheng Gang sensed that the elderly man was only an ordinary person.
The man was only being polite.
God was not too fussy about form . And since man was only for company.
The man was only a servant.
Halton Regional Police confirmed the death, adding that the man was only 18 years old.
The young man was only the scene scenes.
The man was only healed incidentally as a proof of Jesus ' ability to forgive his sin.
Leave the body of the man was only the beginning of a massacre.
Man was only an agent, a feeble instrument, in His hands.
He knew the older man was only looking out for him.
The white man was only interested in robbing the bounty of the lands.
Even in ancient Greece man was only a detail of the cosmos.
This man was only a horrible and monstrous transgressor of the law, a black magician.
Judging by his looks, the man was only slightly older than me.
This man was only killed because of his maleficence and perfidy . ".
In ancient China, the medicine man was only paid when people were well.
The man was only in Walmart for about 15 minutes.
Praise be, Jim, the man was only full of talk.
Iron Man was only up to 2.
I did what I want . My old man was only strict about not being late to school.
The man was only in his late 20s.
Silence . Your Honor, the man was only trying to feed his children.
You know that man was only created by God on the sixth day.
But, for all I knew, the man was only a manufacturer of chairs.
This young man was only 29 when he was diagnosed.
Only 500 years ago man was only concerned with survival.
Luckily, the man was only slightly wounded.
Your Honour, the man was only trying to feed his children.
Before the Fall, man was only God-conscious.

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