"merely" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- He said nothing to that; he merely tightened his lips.
- Yuma merely tightened his arms and held her where she was.
- She tried to move, but the webbing merely tightened around her limbs.
- But Jeff merely tightened his arms, keeping her close.
- John merely tightened his hold, while taking care not to hurt her.
- She squirmed against his grip, but the fingers merely tightened.
- But she merely tightened her grip on the wheel and eased the truck forward.
- He had put a hand on her arm, and when she tried to free it, he merely tightened his hold.
- The chief engineer, though, merely tightened her jaw and accepted the drink.
- She would have moved away, far away, but his arm merely tightened around her.
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