We found 131 examples of how to use merely in an English sentence.
Sentences 1 to 25 of 131.
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1. | Just as it is better to illuminate than merely to shine, so to pass on what one has contemplated is better than merely to contemplate. | |
2. | Instead she merely looked surprised and - could it be - amused. | |
3. | You should never look down on a person merely because he is poor. | |
4. | They are merely different. | |
5. | Merely to breathe does not mean to live. | |
6. | One can no more write good English than one can compose good music, merely by keeping the rules. | |
7. | It's merely a joke. | |
8. | It is merely an ornament. | |
9. | It is merely a matter of form. | |
10. | It is merely an imitation pearl. | |
11. | You should never look down on a man merely because he is poor. | |
12. | Not merely I but also he is invited to the party. | |
13. | As soon as we are born, the world gets to work on us and transforms us from merely biological into social units. | |
14. | I merely came to inform you of the fact. | |
15. | You shouldn't live merely in pursuit of your own happiness. | |
16. | A job is not merely a means to earn a living. | |
17. | The ecologist warned us that petroleum was not merely a blessing but also a curse. | |
18. | Japanese students seem not merely to be extremely reserved, but to have at times almost a complete reluctance to speak. | |
19. | He was merely sitting in the place. | |
20. | He said it merely as a joke. | |
21. | She was merely stating a fact. | |
22. | She is not merely beautiful but bright. | |
23. | She was not merely beautiful, but also talented. | |
24. | You should never look down upon a man merely because he is poor. | |
25. | Don't look down on him merely because he is poor. |