Sentence examples for a mere envelope from inspiring English sources

"Modern architecture, to be real, must not be a mere envelope without contents...

A year earlier it showed a mere 1% rise.

Not a "mere" tweaker.

A mere handful.

A mere chardonnay, perhaps.

A mere $1 billion.

Unemployment is a mere 2.9%.

Afghanistan had a mere 0.03.

They cost a mere $2,900.

A mere hair's breadth.

She was a mere ghost.