On this page you'll find 9 example sentences with Merest. Discover the meaning, how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Merest meaning
superlative form of mere: most mere
Using Merest
- The main meaning on this page is: superlative form of mere: most mere
- In the example corpus, merest often appears in combinations such as: the merest, merest hint.
Context around Merest
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Merest
- In this selection, "merest" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 26.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, hint, fraction and honeyed stand out and add context to how "merest" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and the merest hint of and at the merest hint of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "merest" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with merest
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Beauty from Cummins, missing the outside edge by the merest fraction. (11 words)
The merest honeyed note also comes through from plum syrup, which is Kim’s secret weapon. (16 words)
Familiar soft and fragrant scented candlewax accompanies light mineral aromas and the merest hint of sweet toffee. (17 words)
The Great Taste judges described the perry as “a well-balanced, well-made delicate pale gold perry with light aromas with the merest hint of sweet elderflower” and “bright, clean, refreshing and brisk on the palate with a slight tang”. (40 words)
My partner’s entrée and that of the Carnivore’s arrived together at table, which allowed both of them to trade bites of pork chop and tenderloin with each other, while dispensing the merest tastes to the rest of us. (40 words)
Scaffolding was scaled, a broadcasting ladder ascended and in the case of 86-year-old Ronald MacPhail, a zimmer frame abandoned, all to get the merest of glimpses of the Man in Black. (33 words)
Example sentences (9)
Beauty from Cummins, missing the outside edge by the merest fraction.
The Great Taste judges described the perry as “a well-balanced, well-made delicate pale gold perry with light aromas with the merest hint of sweet elderflower” and “bright, clean, refreshing and brisk on the palate with a slight tang”.
The merest honeyed note also comes through from plum syrup, which is Kim’s secret weapon.
Familiar soft and fragrant scented candlewax accompanies light mineral aromas and the merest hint of sweet toffee.
I suspect this "debate" could be the last opportunity the US electorate will be provided the merest faint insight to who or what a potential "Kamala Harris" Presidency offers.
Mr. Duang’s life is proof of how even the merest hint of transformation exposes the corroded motives that free societies fight the world over and in themselves.
Yet Davidson stopped short of taking a moral stand on players throwing themselves over at the merest hint of feather-like contact.
My partner’s entrée and that of the Carnivore’s arrived together at table, which allowed both of them to trade bites of pork chop and tenderloin with each other, while dispensing the merest tastes to the rest of us.
Scaffolding was scaled, a broadcasting ladder ascended and in the case of 86-year-old Ronald MacPhail, a zimmer frame abandoned, all to get the merest of glimpses of the Man in Black.
Common combinations with merest
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: