merely
Example Sentences
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Much of what comprises adult animation merely translates into line what might be shown in live action — humans in human settings.
From Los Angeles Times
Instead, Saul merely seeks musical healing, and the boy and the ruler become friendly despite the unspoken conflict between them.
Next up, a pumpkin loaf that refuses to be merely seasonal wallpaper: layered with cold coffee, cardamom, candied citrus and dark chocolate, it’s a little bit bakery, a little bit cozy kitchen alchemy.
From Salon
The chair insisted that he is merely enforcing the “public interest standard.”
From Salon
Mr. Cameron was once a crafty genre writer and an adept director; now he is merely a showman.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
