Sentence examples for a mere dash from inspiring English sources

A few mushrooms added even more depth of flavor, and a mere dash of cream smoothed the result.

And satin-fleshed salmon picked up a subtle Asian flavor from a mere dash of soy sauce blended into the beurre blanc; shrimp dumplings (unfortunately hardened), sesame, snow peas and salsify were among the garnishes to discover in this dish.

The value of such study is being realized increasingly but do we not all know the business man who can be considered only as a mere slap-dash empiricist, with a breezy confidence in hunches and a deep, ingrained dislike of statistical tables and bar charts?

The island of Aegina is just 17 miles from Athens, a mere 40 minutes' dash on a hydrofoil.

It continued as successfully as it had begun, popular with Princeton residents, situated at 183 Nassau Street -- a mere five-minute dash from the Princeton University library -- a favorite student hangout.

She wields her sexual magnetism casually and with the merest dash of self-conscious cruelty.

First up is the 27-storey Portland House in Victoria; followed by a 1.5-mile dash to 5 Strand (a mere eight floors).

Tigers can swim five miles, so the two-mile dash to Bangladesh would be a mere jaunt.

John Green London Like Martin Kettle I have communist antecedents, joining the CP when at university in the 1950s – but in my case it lasted a mere three years when Hungary and "democratic centralism" dashed the gloss from my eyes.

A year earlier it showed a mere 1% rise.

Sean McNall makes a dashing Captain Absolute, who is posing as a mere ensign to gain the affection of Lydia Languish.