Examples of 'merely' in a sentence
Meaning of "merely"
Merely (adverb) - Used to emphasize that something is no more than what is specified
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- Without any other reason etc.; only, just, and nothing more.
- Wholly, entirely.
How to use "merely" in a sentence
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Most tribes merely cast them out.
Merely respond to invitation from honorable wife.
Detective make visit merely as humble tourist.
Stella merely suffers with a general delicacy.
He might feel you are merely provoking trouble.
Merely grace lips with its nectar.
Public meetings merely had to be announced beforehand.
Merely having data on transfers is not enough.
Perhaps he will merely laugh at the irony of it.
I merely mention this as the beginning of a pattern.
Racing cars are not merely another product.
I merely wanted to know if your brother drinks.
Written consent merely can serve as evidence.
He merely wants to put an end to this persecution.
On this occasion he was merely shut up in the scullery.
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I was merely relating to the child the importance.
I am not one of those merely sermonising here.
They are merely trying to neutralize a civil suit.
Dubois may be doing that merely to trap you.
The pack merely hunts the quarry.
I found it easier to accept than if it were merely improbable.
Drugs are not merely substances subject to abuse.
It is set by the gallery and is merely an opinion.
It is not enough merely to impose a freeze on settlements.
The history of this place is merely incidental.
I shall merely arbitrate the various factions.
The second number is given merely as an example.
Your will be merely reassigned to another division.
What you consider evidence is merely conjecture.
It is enough merely to undertake some textual comparisons.
It must be remembered that we are merely transporting them.
I am merely preserving it for the days ahead.
Justice delayed is not merely justice denied.
They are merely fascinated by the body parts.
Justice is not achieved by merely turning to a court.
I was merely trying to give you a friendly hint.
We are not here to make threats merely entreaties.
The wolf is merely a projection of your quest.
I escape always very merely for her.
I am merely an observer and your humble guest.
External debt can not merely be reorganized.
You merely seek to delay the inevitable.
But you will not merely live.
They exist merely in the minds of men.
Things rank and gross in nature possess it merely.
Your insomnia is merely a symptom of a greater unwholesomeness.
Do not worry your men are merely unconscious.
We merely suspect the cruelty of our brothers.
Their families were merely postponing the inevitable.
I merely wanted to gaze upon your magnificence.
