Sentence examples for but were merely from inspiring English sources

The two were not entirely separate, but were merely different prongs of the same fork.

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

Notably, the volunteers weren't shouting the curse word but were merely repeating it, without affect.

(Think of the cables released by WikiLeaks in 2010, some of which didn't reveal sensitive information but were merely unflattering).

During the dictatorship, democratic-like institutions existed but were merely a facade, stacked with supporters of Salazar; political freedoms were suppressed, sometimes ruthlessly.

Other Democrats who are retiring, he said, are doing so out of fear of losing — they had not been beaten but were merely discouraged.

Petitioner testified that this was never adopted, but was merely a draft for study.

To this extent the decree did not bring about a change, but was merely a confirmation.

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.