The process is so complex that mere humans cannot presume to control it.

He doubted that mere ordinary humans could have done the same.

There was nothing here for mere humans to do.

It was almost a relief to be up against mere humans.

"The question has an answer, but it is not given for mere humans to know."

"Except that I guess we're not mere humans anymore, are we?"

Are we not more powerful by a hundred times than mere humans?

If they can do it, so can we mere humans.

I feel certain that the two of us can capture and hold a mere three humans.

More than that, she could see, although not as mere humans saw.