How to use "mere" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "mere" in popular movie and book plots

  • She proceeds to use him for mere sexual gratification during her stay in town.  - The Last Seduction
  • That too has been mere flirtation, but both Judith and Sorel enjoy themselves by exaggerating it.  - Hay Fever (play)
  • McClane escapes via the ejection seat mere seconds before the grenades detonate and the aircraft explodes.  - Die Hard 2
  • This seems to be mere background at first, but in fact it is central to the plot.  - Quarantine (Greg Egan novel)
  • Eve condemns her for seducing a mere 15-year-old, but Diane says many women would have done the same, including perhaps Eve.  - Tadpole (film)
  • However, she is secretly a serial killer, murdering people over the most trivial of perceived slights, including mere faux pas.  - Serial Mom
  • The two leave mere seconds before Walt arrives.  - Rabid Dog
  • For a home and freedom, he spent a mere $2812½, in 1845 (about $863 in today's money).  - Walden
  • She eventually finds the courage to do so, and becomes a mere duck again.  - Princess Tutu
  • UNPROFOR's mission in Bosnia was to guard the humanitarian aid convoys, to remain neutral and act as a mere bystander.  - No Man's Land (2001 film)
  • Lieberman objects on the grounds that they are mere children, and he burns the list before anyone can read it.  - The Boys from Brazil (film)
  • The meeting goes well until Katharine storms in, accusing Tess, a mere secretary, of having stolen her idea.  - Working Girl
  • The mere sight of her causes Arbuckle to leap out of Juliet’s window in fright, committing suicide.  - Tromeo and Juliet
  • At first, Corry detests it, rejecting Alicia as a mere machine; synthetic skin and wires inside.  - The Lonely (The Twilight Zone)
  • Sassoon comments to Rivers that Owen's feelings may be more than mere hero worship.  - Regeneration (novel)
  • Army as a mere corporal rather than an officer.  - Since You Went Away

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