"mere" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- They had flung their knives hurriedly, almost as a mere gesture.
- Stamina and muscle, not mere gestures, are at work here.
- A mere gesture from the bejeweled consort would have meant death for all.
- There is no wisdom in throwing away our lives to make a mere gesture.
- The coroner also described the use of oxygen as "a mere gesture".
- It is easy to pass this by as a mere political gesture, but those working to consolidate the initial effort take a different view.
- But the gloomy old man would not make even the merest polite gesture in answer to the question.
- The President, the Congress and the industry, however, seem eager to settle for mere gestures.
- Unfortunately, in many of today's cities mere gestures are being made in this direction.
- Bliss' prayers to the dead had not been a mere gesture.
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