mere talk

Example Sentences

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The fact there was even the mere talk of disappointment at missing out on the Champions League illustrates what a superb season Nottingham Forest have had under Nuno Espirito Santo.

From BBC • May 26, 2025

“The truth is, mere talk of martial law is enough to send chills to the spine of any Filipino,” a Senate leader said.

From New York Times • Jan. 16, 2017

And while mere talk about guns might seem to have nothing to do with the right to keep or bear arms, the advocates contend that the Constitution is on their side.

From Slate • Jan. 8, 2016

But with the group struggling with turnovers, rebounding and shooting against a Tulsa team that sat four games below .500, it all seemed mere talk.

From Washington Post • Dec. 30, 2013

Not by mere talk nor beauty of his form, If he be grudging, greedy, fraudulent, Is any reverend called.

From The Buddha's Path of Virtue A Translation of the Dhammapada by Woodward, Frank Lee