Examples of 'were merely' in a sentence
Meaning of "were merely"
The phrase 'were merely' is used to emphasize that the described action or situation was only considered or perceived as a certain way, without any additional significance or importance. It suggests that there is a distinction between the actual reality and the perceived understanding or interpretation of something
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Their families were merely postponing the inevitable.
I found it easier to accept than if it were merely improbable.
We were merely seeking shelter from the storm.
Most of the officials were merely doing their job.
You were merely wishing for an end of pain.
Those who died were merely sleeping.
We were merely trying to eliminate bias and emotion.
He lay as though he were merely sleeping on the grass.
We were merely going to take a stroll along the harbor.
Initially operations were merely temporarily placed on hood.
We were merely scouting the planet for possible colonization.
But perhaps they were merely passing through.
You were merely an instrument they acted through.
There is no way you were merely reading it.
They were merely little reminders as to exactly why.
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Suppose the anomalous elements were merely snares.
Countermeasures were merely sanctions under another name.
He speaks to the dead as though he were merely sleeping.
I thought they were merely counting fence posts.
The days when there were merely.
The tracts were merely an accompaniment to his preaching.
But i feared they were merely tokens.
You were merely a little blue baby icicle.
The rest of the audience were merely polite.
Hotels were merely the next logical progression.
There were so many layers that were merely a facade.
They were merely trying to be true to the character.
The promises of safety were merely a lie.
They were merely pandering to the loudest wallets.
It was as if all those present were merely spectators or even dummies.
We were merely two branches of the same tree.
I tell youwe were merely talking.
We were merely securing the means of supply.
We thought they were merely buried here.
You were merely following the instructions given to you.
It seems their promises were merely gimmicks to garner votes.
We were merely having dinner in the garden.
The funds that were given were merely an insult to them.
They were merely supporting the rightful king.
The election results were merely a catalyst.
If they were merely indifferent it would be natural and.
Others believe that they were merely brotherly allies.
They were merely blanks between words.
The prizes offered were merely incentives.
They were merely questioning the government.
A lot of these were merely pamphlets.
You were merely trying to make lemonade with lemons.
Their predecessors were merely advisers.
They were merely installed on the land.
I did not know you were merely peeping.
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