simply

Example Sentences

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It began with a realization that underpins the rapidly shifting sentiment about private credit: It simply isn’t as great an investment as it once was.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 20, 2026

A natural question is whether talking to Epstein simply suggests that person was well connected – and that firms try to put well-connected people on their boards.

From Salon • Jun. 20, 2026

The issue, the league said in a statement, was not what they wrote on their caps but simply that they wrote on them at all.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026

The findings suggest that simply increasing fruit and vegetable intake may not be enough.

From Science Daily • Jun. 19, 2026

Leah ultimately found one explanation that covered almost any difficult séance situation—the spirit world contained humbugs just like the mortal one— some spirits liked to play tricks; others simply lied.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock