simply

Example Sentences

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Researchers speculate that people may have brought the rodent to California as a natural remedy to battle overgrowing vegetation or simply because they liked them.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Airlines say they’re simply trying to give travelers the most options when it comes to determining how much they want out of their flying experience and how much they want to spend.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

My bet is that Melania has been nursing a weird grudge about all this and simply felt compelled to say something.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026

Many farmers simply couldn’t produce the food we all enjoy without a labor force.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

The care lines, the grief lines, the deep hollows of hunger and disease were simply gone.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom