Sentence examples for a mere husk from inspiring English sources
FGM/C is nothing less than an excavation of the core female identity in every way, leaving the woman a mere husk of her potential self.
Since the idea for the statue was first conceived, its development has been dogged by arguments over where it should be placed, as well as its artistic merit: the statue, designed by the late Ian Walters, has been called "a mere husk" and "an empty shell" by fellow sculptor Glyn Williams.
The letters and journals we leave behind and the impressions we have made on our contemporaries are the mere husk of the kernel of our essential life.
She is fascinated by Chekhov's regard for privacy -- his own and, extraordinarily, that of his characters -- and finds in it not only an ethical but a metaphysical challenge to the books that claim to be authoritative or definitive: "The letters and journals we leave behind and the impressions we have made on our contemporaries are the mere husk of the kernel of our essential life.
Seven years ago, the people of Rio de Janiero were handed a bouquet of promises — now they are left with mere husks.
A mere chardonnay, perhaps.
Bloggers A mere marketing tool?
