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

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

  • The other heroes are surprised by this and Kal-L simply explains that he had stopped aging when he reached the peak of his powers.  - Crisis on Infinite Earths
  • Atticus eventually accepts the sheriff's story that Ewell simply fell on his own knife.  - To Kill a Mockingbird
  • The residents of the new warren are simply using Hazel and the others to increase their own odds of survival.  - Watership Down
  • Initially, his owner had abandoned him in Maine and driven back to Massachusetts, simply because he didn't want to pay for the dog's license.  - Gerald's Game
  • After three failed attempts at drawing a sheep, the frustrated narrator simply draws a box, claiming that the box holds a sheep inside.  - The Little Prince
  • Bigger does not know how to respond to their requests and becomes very frustrated, as he is simply their chauffeur for the night.  - Native Son
  • The next morning, Spade coolly tells his office secretary, Effie Perine, to have the office door repainted to read simply "Samuel Spade".  - The Maltese Falcon (novel)
  • To spare Fitzgibbon’s feelings, the older pastor is kept unaware of this arrangement and believes that O’Malley is simply his assistant.  - Going My Way
  • The new planet is referred to by everybody as simply "the Wanderer".  - The Wanderer (Leiber novel)
  • As she tries to pay her fare, Travis simply smiles at her, turns off the meter and drives off.  - Taxi Driver
  • People call the service, a human operator answers, and they simply talk while the operator listens.  - The Shockwave Rider
  • During the cab ride home, the Dude gets thrown out after he asks the cab driver to simply change the radio station.  - The Big Lebowski
  • Starbuck tries to persuade Ahab to return to Nantucket to meet both their families, but Ahab simply crosses the deck and stands near Fedallah.  - Moby-Dick
  • Following the Witch's advice, he attempts to simply steal the red cape, but her ensuing temper tantrum guilts him into returning it.  - Into the Woods
  • When Bill asks what it is, she simply says: "Fuck".  - Eyes Wide Shut
  • It will try simply to tell of a generation of men who, even though they may have escaped (its) shells, were destroyed by the war".  - All Quiet on the Western Front

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