mere
ਸਿਰਫ਼
definition
noun
Cecilia's surname Dela-mere puns ingeniously: over the sea, but also over the mere or lake.
a lake, pond, or arm of the sea.
adjective
it happened a mere decade ago
that is solely or no more or better than what is specified.
example
She couldn't bring herself to tell Cassie what had happened a 'mere' hour ago.
Was it a 'mere' decade ago he was teaching me about history?
A decade ago a 'mere' palm full of gel or mousse used to tame your locks into submission for the weekend.
Sure, I'm stating the obvious, but it wasn't this way a 'mere' year ago, was it?
The boarding action techniques they were practicing were added to the requests a 'mere' three days ago, in a new strategy devised by Admiral Korbin.
The smile I had 'mere' seconds ago was replaced with a look of uneasiness.
He definitely was not drunk now, but 'mere' moments ago, he had seemed to be as drunk as an alcoholic.
A 'mere' decade ago, we were all stupid, docile sheep.
The cause of her current angst came from the collapsing of her younger brother inside their home a 'mere' three days ago.
Unfortunately, this contradicts what the president said a 'mere' three days ago.
Immediately he recalled the events that had just taken place 'mere' days ago.
Cecilia's surname Dela-mere puns ingeniously: over the sea, but also over the 'mere' or lake.
It somehow reminded her so much of feelings that had only slipped through her fingers 'mere' weeks ago.
It was actually quite funny to him how the bullet weapons had seemed so advanced to him a 'mere' seven moths ago.
Rush, 'mere' months ago the sweetest swingman in the country, now looks scared and confused on the court.
Never let the parents know, he had warned what seemed like 'mere' glasses ago.
However, just a few decades ago, the 'mere' mention of weight training was taboo in a lot of the popular sports.
the stream widens into a 'mere' where hundreds of geese gather
A 'mere' eight years ago, France was brought to its knees by crippling strikes when the government tried to force through pension reforms.
Our ideas today of discourse and archives must be radically modified and can no longer be defined as Foucault painstakingly tried to describe them a 'mere' two decades ago.
Clearly, the whole thing was a 'mere' idea two weeks ago, and already demolition has begun.
They spoke of girls whom a 'mere' day ago were their friends, supposedly best inseparable ones at that.
the 'merest' hint of makeup
Most red wine drinkers will appreciate the enjoyable nose aromas of blackfruits with just the 'merest' hint of violets.
It's quite amazing; the 'merest' hint of a parking ticket is enough to start car engines at almost a hundred metres.
One would not need to be a Rocket Scientist to figure out that the vultures would be circling at the 'merest' hint of Him becoming available.
I want to do that slight nod of the head, the 'merest' hint of a smile and have that: ‘we did it’ glow.
Lib stared at him blankly, then her face showed the 'merest' hints of a frown.
Perhaps slightly above the norm for fashionable young people, but that's just the effect of the 'merest' hint of urbanisation.
The meat needed only the 'merest' hint of persuasion to drop from the bone and was the melt-in-your-mouth lamb you dream of, but rarely encounter.
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