Examples of 'were just' in a sentence

Meaning of "were just"

This phrase suggests that something or someone only had a particular characteristic or status in the past, without any current significance or importance

How to use "were just" in a sentence

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But you were just in it for the money.
On the subject of the subject we were just discussing.
There were just so many people on that boat.
I also said the women were just intermediaries.
We were just a regular family like anybody else.
Sally told me they were just visiting family.
We were just getting home from the hospital.
This time you were just plain selfish.
We were just worried that something happened to you.
I thought you were just after the sword.
We were just together going over some godmother stuff.
Or maybe they were just taking the piss.
We were just warming up while we were waiting for you.
And our answers were just too different.
We were just stacking some bottles up for you.

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I thought they said they were just going to do nightlife.
They were just wrong about the driver.
I was sort of hoping we were just living in a bad dream.
You were just getting to the exciting part.
You said you were just a con man.
We were just checking out some of your books.
I will bet you were just about to knock.
We were just getting down to the basic facts.
Those thoughts about my cousin were just thoughts.
Things were just starting to die this morning.
You and your brother were just pawns.
There were just better fares out there.
You said that you were just testing.
And you were just as sure as you are now.
She said that you were just my type.
We were just waiting for the right opportunity.
You say that as though it were just a technicality.
We were just talking about the school canteen.
She might have thought we were just working.
I thought we were just gonna have a cup of tea.
You said the parachutes were just in case.
I know you were just looking out for me.
I think the two victims were just a decoy.
I thought we were just going to get the cards back.
You said that you were just sick.
We were just now able to remove the bodies.
Black and white cookies were just delivered.
We were just talking about throwing a sugar party.
We should have known you were just protecting us.
We were just having our fun with you.
After these precious angels were just born.
The way you were just checking me out.
We were upstairs in the bedroom and we were just kissing.
But since we were just about to go to bed.
I would not be surprised at all if it were just a cyst.

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