Merely

//ˈmɪɹli//

"Merely" in a Sentence (14 examples)

Instead she merely looked surprised and - could it be - amused.

You should never look down on a person merely because he is poor.

They are merely different.

Merely to breathe does not mean to live.

One can no more write good English than one can compose good music, merely by keeping the rules.

It's merely a joke.

It is merely an ornament.

It is merely a matter of form.

It is merely an imitation pearl.

You should never look down on a man merely because he is poor.

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But let us not be unfair to the kibitzers. Not all players hate 'em. Some merely dislike 'em.

All these people, who have tried to set you against me out of envy and love of slander – and some too merely passing on what they have been told by others – all these are very difficult to deal with.

It is not forgot, since the acute and distinct Arminius was perverted meerly by the perusing of a namelesse discourse writt'n at Delf, which at first he took in hand to confute.

I am sorry to say, that I doubt if there is a judge in Massachusetts who is prepared to resign his office, and get his living innocently, whenever it is required of him to pass sentence under a law which is merely contrary to the law of God.

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