Wondering how to use Mere in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as specified or bare.
Mere in a sentence
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Mere meaning
- Just, only; no more than, pure and simple, neither more nor better than might be expected.
- Pure, unalloyed .
- Nothing less than; complete, downright .
Using Mere
- The main meaning on this page is: Just, only; no more than, pure and simple, neither more nor better than might be expected. | Pure, unalloyed . | Nothing less than; complete, downright .
- Useful related words include: specified, bare, simple, plain.
- In the example corpus, mere often appears in combinations such as: the mere, than mere, beyond mere.
Context around Mere
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 10 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Mere
- In this selection, "mere" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, bhai, hamdam, haathi, christianity, thought and bhai stand out and add context to how "mere" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a mere eight hours, a mere generation ago, beyond mere and mere days. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "mere" sits close to words such as bonus, expertise and wright, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with mere
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A mere eight hours of instruction. (6 words)
The actor wrote, “Yeh baat hui na mere bhai mere hamdam mere dost. (13 words)
Against carefully executed attacks tailored to a specific company, mere attentiveness isn’t enough. (14 words)
Alongside him at third base, power prospect Christian Encarnacion-Strand - alongside Spencer Steer, who sits ahead of him on the big league roster, in exchange for Tyler Mahle - has fired off in his mere 28 at-bats this season. (39 words)
No one really saw that coming, whereas for Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai not much was written about even on the day of release as it collected the least of it all with a mere 50 lakhs opening. (38 words)
Additional contributions included £100 each to the Ellesmere Army League, which supports the Ellesmere Detachment of the ACF, and Ellesmere Scouts, both of whom offered enthusiastic support during the July 2023 Regatta on The Mere. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
The actor wrote, “Yeh baat hui na mere bhai mere hamdam mere dost.
But today, the dream has become dead, the vision blurred and the mission a mere statement of expression as majority of the institutes are mere shadow of themselves.
No one really saw that coming, whereas for Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai not much was written about even on the day of release as it collected the least of it all with a mere 50 lakhs opening.
I mean Auburn, if you ask me should have won that game, but by a mere point, a mere point, Virginia advanced and Auburn’s dreams were dashed.
Tanuja was a famous actor in the 1960s and 1970s, she has done some memorable movies including ‘Haathi Mere Saathi’, ‘Anubhav’, ‘Mere Jeevan Saathi’, among many others.
In 2010 the WUD published the book An Answer to C.S. Lewis' Mere Christianity which is a rebuttal to the book Mere Christianity by the famous Christian apologist C.S. Lewis.
Abby Gordon, co-director of our Northeast associate recruitment division and a past summer associate and associate at Cleary Gottlieb, articulates this concept as, “Choosing a firm transcends mere rankings.
According to Ram, “More than mere bystanders, the Government operates as accomplices of Exxon which has a deservedly bad record of illegal and improper conduct – both internationally and locally.
A council of twelve mysterious figures that exert immense power over the lives of mere mortals sounds very familiar to fans of the Greek pantheon.
Additional contributions included £100 each to the Ellesmere Army League, which supports the Ellesmere Detachment of the ACF, and Ellesmere Scouts, both of whom offered enthusiastic support during the July 2023 Regatta on The Mere.
A family has been forced to 'shave' 1.5metres off its newly built luxury home after a neighbour won a battle over the mere 40cm gap between the two houses.
After the rapid inflation of the past few years, a mere slowdown in price increases might not feel like much to celebrate.
Against carefully executed attacks tailored to a specific company, mere attentiveness isn’t enough.
Aku people are cognizant of their rich tradition and cultural heritage which amongst other things, forbids the mere thought of hurting an ‘NWA (grandchild) let alone dehumanizing or killing a grandchild.
Alexandra Daddario plays Rowan, a brilliant brain surgeon who suddenly realizes that she has the ability to kill people with a mere thought.
Alongside him at third base, power prospect Christian Encarnacion-Strand - alongside Spencer Steer, who sits ahead of him on the big league roster, in exchange for Tyler Mahle - has fired off in his mere 28 at-bats this season.
Amazingly, this Silver Arrow has only done a mere 22,500 miles, even though it’s now fully old enough to drink.
A mere eight hours of instruction.
A mere generation ago, “heartbreak” was an overused literary metaphor but not an actual medical event.
A mere man cannot defeat the Demon, he must channel a greater power, die to the flesh, and stand face-to-face with pure evil.
Phrases with mere
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with mere
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the mere 22×
- than mere 9×
- beyond mere 9×
- for mere 8×
- is mere 8×
- to mere 7×
- was mere 7×
- as mere 7×
- with mere 6×
- mere days 6×