- I merely wanted to see it.
- The meeting was merely an exercise in damage limitation.
- Michael is now merely a good friend.
- He is merely a working machine.
- They are merely exercising their right to free speech.
- The player insists that he merely took a cold remedy and not a banned substance.
Where is merely used in a sentence?
Merely Sentence Examples
He merely asked if she was alright. I merely wanted to help.
What is the mean by merely?
Merely means "only." If you say "I was merely trying to help," your efforts were probably not appreciated and you're likely to be stalking off with your nose in the air. Merely comes from the Latin merus, ("undiluted"). But "undiluted" is positive — as in, "that's the undiluted truth" — in a way that merely is not.
