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Example Sentences

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‘Full House’ star Dave Coulier enters another cancer battle mere months after beating non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

From Los Angeles Times

The study’s authors say that while they didn’t explicitly look into whether employees prefer time off, the study found that receiving extra vacation time rather than bonus money makes workers feel less like a mere cog in a wheel and more like people who are recognized and valued as individuals with a life beyond work.

From The Wall Street Journal

That was when it first occurred to me that the only map of Ghana I had ever known—depicting the lake—was mere decades old.

From Literature

The stubborn nightmares, the strange boat from the outside world, and the mere passage of time as my mind and body healed and grew stronger—all these things were making the call of my old life impossible to ignore.

From Literature

The mere thought of anything like that ever happening to Mami and Baby made me feel sick and panicky.

From Literature