merely
Example Sentences
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I am disheartened by the merely contemporary and hence indifferent to every fad.
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
"Mr Young's attempt to blame certain world events for our termination of the agreement is merely a ploy to distract from his own defaults and failures."
From BBC • May 13, 2026
By mid-2020, Peng “was no longer merely influencing the front end of procurements; she was requesting and managing a series of high-dollar Innive change orders herself,” the complaint states.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
Balance, it seems, is merely an afterthought — or disregarded entirely.
From Salon • May 7, 2026
He was weak; merely to turn over took great effort; and he was wretched.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
Vocabulary lists containing merely
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