Sentence examples for mere friends from inspiring English sources

He reached the conclusion: Yet I will but say what mere friends say, Or only a thought stronger; I will hold your hand but as long as all may... Then he went dry.

I was in a fabulous bar called Friends of Ham and having been one for a long time – I think calling me and ham mere friends is to understate the depth and maturity of our relationship – it seemed only right to show the product a bit of serious love.

They were always taking the kids to see Grandma, or to another child's birthday party; mere friends were bumped off their social radar screens.

My parents had sponsored him as a "friend of the family," but the authorities didn't believe my family would be willing to sponsor a mere friend.

Once Houston Person turned the trio into a quartet, Houston's masterful, titillating but restrained tenor sax blended with Joe's lush piano and created music that makes you long for a loving emotional connection rather than a mere friends-with-benefits activity.

He may still have his heart set on you - in this case, hanging out with him as a mere friend is cruel.

That would be strange, since trust can be unwanted if the trust is immoral (e.g., being trusted to hide a murder) or if it misinterprets the nature of one's relationship with the trusted person (e.g., being trusted to be friends with a mere acquaintance).

Chief among these crucial friends is a mere acquaintance, Marine Corps Colonel Martin J. Jiggs Caseyey, director of the Joint Staff, which provides planning and staff services for the heads of the armed services who make up the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Specifically, victimology focuses on whether the perpetrators were complete strangers, mere acquaintances, friends, family members, or even intimates and why a particular person or place was targeted.

For a mere $15, friends, you can be that guy.

The precocious girl, reminiscent of J. D. Salinger's Esme, delights in the man she considers a mere family friend.