Below you will find example sentences with "mere days". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Mere Days in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 17
  • Discovered as a combination around: mere
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 6
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 27.8 words

Words in this phrase

mere days

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • mere can mean: Just, only; no more than, pure and simple, neither more nor better than might be expected. Frequent word
  • days can mean: plural of day Common word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 10 start, 5 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 17 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

and mere days before that 1× but mere days before the 1× charges monday mere days after he 1× christmas day mere days away in 1× d c mere days ago however 1× dress ensemble mere days earlier 1× earths is mere days away no 1× in april mere days after quenneville 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a 21 year 1× and mere days 1× and now with 1× back in april 1× but mere days 1× crisis on infinite 1×

Common sentence endings:

a few words 1× alleged spying charges 1× and conniving traitors 1× contain their excitement 1× death in mattapan 1× determine kavanaugh lied 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

away 3× new 3× year 3× two 2× charges 2× day 2× death 2× dress 2× old 2× woman 2× team 2× hotdish 2×

Related phrases

seven days few days presently days currently days five days four days two days days week days ago days prior

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around mere:

beyond mere 9×

Just before it in the phrase index:

menu items mentioned earlier mentally ill mental illnesses mental illness mental health

Just after it in the phrase index:

merge sort merit scholarship merry christmas messages sent met gala met office

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same ending:

seven days few days presently days currently days five days four days

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "mere days" has 2 words and usually appears near the start in these examples. The average sentence has 27.8 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as and mere days before that, but mere days before the, away, new and year stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with seven days, few days, presently days and beyond mere, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with mere days

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

And mere days before that, a 19-year-old was shot to death in Mattapan. (15 words)

Mere days into 2020, Australia is battling horrific wildfires, and U.S.-Iranian relations have crumbled. (16 words)

Crisis on Infinite Earths is mere days away, & no one - cast members included - can contain their excitement. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

This calamitous event was not the conclusion; subsequent tremors further assaulted the region, with a 5.2 magnitude quake striking near Port Vila on December 18, followed closely by a 6.1 magnitude quake mere days later on December 21, reports the Mirror. (43 words)

Hannick was arraigned on theft charges Monday, mere days after he was charged in Lackawanna County with stealing almost $4,000 from two people last year, including nearly $3,000 from a blind woman who frequented his wife’s eatery, Sonny’s Restaurant. (43 words)

It seems like it might be her new go-to, as she wore a forest green long-sleeved Mango sweater dress in November, shortly after she sported a camel-hued turtleneck dress ensemble mere days earlier. (36 words)

Example sentences (17)

This was mere days after Canada detained Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou on a U.S. extradition warrant, and just days before China would retaliate by arresting two Canadians on alleged spying charges.

And now with Christmas Day mere days away in the calendar, the West Yorkshire mum has managed to save a whopping £500 in the build-up to the big day.

In the second episode after Logan’s death, which in the show’s timeline is mere days after the fact, it is apparent that each child is falling into self-destructive patterns.

It seems like it might be her new go-to, as she wore a forest green long-sleeved Mango sweater dress in November, shortly after she sported a camel-hued turtleneck dress ensemble mere days earlier.

A 21-year-old woman was given mere days to live after a shock cancer diagnosis, which doctors say is "impossible to get" at her young age.

But mere days before the team’s season-opener he was ruled to be temporarily academically ineligible due to not having the requisite number of credit hours from the previous semester.

Mere days after being confirmed as Kamala Harris's VP pick, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz tweeted one of his family's "hotdish" recipes: the Turkey Trot Tater-Tot Hotdish.

There are mere days to go until is finally back on our screens, introducing viewers to a new batch of noble Faithfuls and conniving Traitors.

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This calamitous event was not the conclusion; subsequent tremors further assaulted the region, with a 5.2 magnitude quake striking near Port Vila on December 18, followed closely by a 6.1 magnitude quake mere days later on December 21, reports the Mirror.

And mere days before that, a 19-year-old was shot to death in Mattapan.

Mere days into 2020, Australia is battling horrific wildfires, and U.S.-Iranian relations have crumbled.

Back in April, mere days after Quenneville made his move to Florida, our pals on BSH Radio had a chat about this very topic that I would highly recommend.

Crisis on Infinite Earths is mere days away, & no one - cast members included - can contain their excitement.

Nvidia popping up with new cards mere days before looks like a move to steal Team Red's thunder.

What happened in Washington, D.C. mere days ago, however, was easy for reasonable persons to determine: Kavanaugh lied.

Hannick was arraigned on theft charges Monday, mere days after he was charged in Lackawanna County with stealing almost $4,000 from two people last year, including nearly $3,000 from a blind woman who frequented his wife’s eatery, Sonny’s Restaurant.

The 2018 election is some mere days away and with the fate of Wisconsin drawing nearer, former Vice-President Joe Biden decided to come by and share a few words.

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