Sentence examples for but is merely from inspiring English sources

Thus saving is not calculated directly, but is merely a residual between income and spending.

Its ingenious reflexivity isn't the essence of its importance but is merely its source.

Mr. Holten's gray production aspires to stylization but is merely clunky.

The president maintains that the United States is not playing kingmaker, but is merely enabling people to choose their leaders.

AUTHOR'S NOTE: this post has nothing to do with finance but is merely a diversion for the holidays.

The cigarette lighter is not used in such demonstrations but is merely a gadget of whose extravagant flame Mr. Wheeler is proud.

The newly established universities did not initially undertake any teaching responsibilities but were merely examining bodies.

Perhaps attention spans aren't getting shorter at all, but are merely being refocussed on digital, rather than analog, objects.

After all, they haven't been convicted of anything but are merely accused.

But this is merely my own speculation.

But BG Restaurant is merely runner-up.