merely

Example Sentences

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Unlike Torak, who’d been nervous about performing so important a rite, Wolf had seemed unimpressed: merely impatient for it to be over.

From Literature

It added that "the country that should be removed is the one that merely carries the title of host but does not have the ability to ensure security for the teams participating in this event".

From BBC

Besides, the idea of strangers gawking at me, even if it was merely my image on a screen, made me uncomfortable.

From Literature

I had no way of knowing whether they were actually ill-fitting or whether this was merely how boots fit; I had never worn anything so heavy and drab on my feet before.

From Literature

The Health and Human Services Department and the CDC argued the recommendations are merely advisory and don’t change a state’s authority to regulate vaccines.

From The Wall Street Journal