mere talk

Example Sentences

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The fact there was even the mere talk of disappointment at missing out on the Champions League illustrates what a superb season Nottingham Forest have had under Nuno Espirito Santo.

From BBC • May 26, 2025

“The truth is, mere talk of martial law is enough to send chills to the spine of any Filipino,” a Senate leader said.

From New York Times • Jan. 16, 2017

“The Ryan campaign team in Wisconsin has shrugged off the threats, treating them as mere talk in the absence of a viable candidate to mount a challenge in the district.”

From Slate • Aug. 9, 2016

But with the group struggling with turnovers, rebounding and shooting against a Tulsa team that sat four games below .500, it all seemed mere talk.

From Washington Post • Dec. 30, 2013

If eternity were to be a blank to us, if God were inaccessible, if the idea of a perfect state awaiting us were mere talk, He would have told us so.

From The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St John, Vol. II by Dods, Marcus