"merely" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- But China, which wants the main island of Taiwan to open its ports to the mainland, merely sniffed.
- Korrigash merely sniffed, but his brother, a stripling youth known as Tamsin, had no shortage of opinions on the matter.
- Anger shone in Beth's eyes, but she merely sniffed and turned aside.
- The other merely sniffed with derision before the tribune continued, 'Now, I'm afraid I've got some bad news for you.'
- The wolf ignored the ritual, anyway, merely sniffed Salamander and his blankets with a remarkably real-looking wet black nose.
- Dyer breathed silent relief when Laura merely sniffed, evidently electing not to take the point further.
- But from his vantage point above his rival, Onatoa merely sniffed disdainfully with his sharp black nose.
- The dog merely sniffed at it, then returned its brown gaze to the man.
- She hadn't even tasted it yet, she'd merely sniffed it.
- Ann merely sniffs at that.
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