Sentence examples for mere children from inspiring English sources

'mere children' is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used as a phrase to convey the idea of something being small or insignificant, as in the example sentence, "We can't expect such mere children to understand such complex matters."

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Others were mere children.

Some of their soldiers are mere children.

Drug dealers forcing mere children to shoot other children to protect their turf?

Some of us actually feel squeamish about godding up (in Red Smith's immortal phrase) mere children.

I contemplated these mere children being removed from parents, taken away forever to be trained in guarding the flame.

It treats people like mere children, capable of being frightened into obedience by conjuring up new bogeymen every night".

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First mere child, flower girl, now bridesmaid.

But disputes about cobbler become mere child's play when one attempts to define the sonker.

Who would wish to share such an emotion with a mere child?

How could I, a mere child, compare to that beautiful creature?

Linda comes off as manipulative and impatient with this mere child she appears to have befriended.

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