Examples of 'we were only' in a sentence
Meaning of "we were only"
The phrase 'we were only' is often used to downplay or minimize the significance or impact of something that has happened or has been done. It suggests that the action or event in question was not as serious or important as it may initially seem
How to use "we were only" in a sentence
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we were only
We were only supposed to stay for a few months.
Figured since we were only a short drive away.
We were only at the party for ten minutes or so.
Do not forget we were only six years old.
We were only supposed to be out two or three weeks.
Now it seems like we were only babies ourselves.
We were only getting married because she was pregnant.
It was quite small but we were only a few students.
And we were only married for three weeks.
They turned away until we were only memories.
We were only three days out on this report.
Unfortunately we were only able to go one time.
We were only trying to make diapers available to everyone.
Even in the organising team we were only two.
It is true we were only able to capture the host.
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This kind of procedure was useful when we were only being consulted.
We were only trying to get it back for her.
The truth is we were only following orders.
We were only seeing each other once a week.
Turns out we were only half right.
We were only a couple years older than you.
In the beginning we were only seven or eight.
If we were only governed by pleasure we would not survive.
You knew that we were only friends.
We were only an hour away from the temples.
Let us assume that we were only given this graph.
We were only looking for analgesics and depressants.
We said that we were only a week.
We were only able to catch a few fragments before it was gone.
Last night we said we were only friends.
You said we were only gonna be gone a couple of hours.
We would not speak if we were only what we are.
We were only gonna go as far as the end of driveway.
The problem was that we were only scraping by.
We were only days away from tourist season.
Just look at where we were only two months ago.
We were only jousting with our fellow student.
Needless to say we were only glad to help.
We were only share croppers who had no rights.
In the beginning we were only one heart.
We were only paces away from the guards.
Last night we were only four.
We were only trying to dry her trousers.
So depressed we were only able to go twice.
We were only supposed to blow up the house.
People realize that we were only doing a job.
Later we were only good to clean the muck.
You were happier when we were only friends.
We were only joking but she took it seriously.
For the first few years we were only a carrier.
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If she would only learn to behave herself
Only thing possessing him was a sixer of pabst
