Examples of 'mere' in a sentence
Meaning of "mere"
mere (adjective) - used to emphasize how small or insignificant someone or something is, being nothing more or better than
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- Just, only; no more than, pure and simple, neither more nor better than might be expected.
- Pure, unalloyed .
- Nothing less than; complete, downright .
- Boundary, limit; a boundary-marker; boundary-line.
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Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world.
I do not wish to be a mere sheep in the flock.
Mere curiosity about the history of a deserter.
This is worse than mere distortion of history.
But mere ownership of resources is not enough.
Rule of law as a mere concept is not enough.
A mere declaration is sufficient for this purpose.
The dead reduced to mere verbal abbreviation.
Mere condemnation of acts of terrorism does not suffice.
All these are mere faces of slavery to sin.
Mere passion aught of earth may sever.
It extends beyond mere supervision of market supplies.
Mere increases in exports do not guarantee development.
It can not be a mere coincidence he was taken now.
Mere tact and diplomacy is not enough.
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This is more than a mere accident of history.
A mere reflection of the beauty who wears it.
Reduced to the mere facts of the events.
Mere talks and resolutions are not enough.
All the rest is mere political correctness.
A mere lad has upset your plans.
They shall not be mere random numbers.
Just the mere thought of that is going to keep me up.
He was shocked and became a mere shadow of himself.
Holmes is a mere amateur in the field of detection.
Which boils down roughly to mere months.
The mere fact of being there reflects a reality.
The yacht we thought we saw was a mere illusion.
That was a mere appetizer at the banquet of my revenge.
What we have here is a mere broken vessel.
The mere thought of that makes me sick.
He was like a god walking amongst mere mortals.
Your mere presence is starting to irritate my men.
It is because the bandits are now mere machines.
Mere words of courage that do not help.
Yours for a mere ten strips of latinum.
Mere talk and resolutions are not enough.
The people were mere spectator of the party.
Mere fodder for the mass media.
She would not be frightened by a mere cliff.
I am no mere girl to fall to pieces for a man.
It will be installed mere days from now.
He is a mere part and chattel of the respondent.
Those marriage vows were not mere words.
The mere mention of blood makes me shudder.
This is not the concern of a mere consort.
The mere thought of a kiss repulses you.
I am moved at your compassion for a mere concubine.
Mere errand boys carrying concealed weapons.
We strive to go hence beyond a mere funding relationship.
