Sentence examples for a mere three generations from inspiring English sources

In Asia, where Tangs, Mings and Tokugawas ruled for centuries, a mere three generations of family despotism barely merit the word dynasty.

At 20 minutes per generation, a mere three generations in an hour of playing time is unlikely to have caused the dramatic shift they saw.

The kinds of technological and social changes that took societies in the west centuries to move through have sometimes been experienced by a mere two generations in China," he says.

It was a mere three decades.

A mere three hours, claims Mr Gove.

That took a mere three years.

His own term in office is a mere three years.

Third-quarter numbers reflect a mere three months of performance.

A mere three tablespoons of Zymöl do the whole car.

I have been studying midwifery for a mere three months.

A mere three decades in, the dream was effectively over.