Sentence examples for mere if from inspiring English sources

An eye-popper and brain-boggler, "Razzle Dazzle" is also, remarkably, a thing to stir the soul, delivering in its final stretch an astonishing, unexpected political jolt that elevates what appeared to be a mere (if marvelous) formal triumph into a shattering confrontation.

But this is mere cliche if no lessons are then drawn, or if drawn are then forgotten.

While it is possible to quantify the emergence of cellular patterns in colonies [ 10, 11], it is impossible to tell from the mere observation if the simultaneous differentiation of multiple cells is a random event or if it is triggered by, e.g., the increased density in the colony.

But he's a mere footnote, if that, in one academic musical theater tome after another.

Unlike poinsettias, both can live for decades (not mere days) if treated well.

The film would be a mere nuisance if not for its shameless exploitation of school shootings to advance its agenda.

Art could be saved from mere commodity if artists lived and worked together as they once had done.

Mr. Young calls it a "simple and balanced drink," which would be mere boilerplate if applied to most cocktails.

"We wouldn't have made the effort that we have with 'Mere Christianity' if we felt that way.

But musically, the visual effect of unseating the horns came as mere distraction; if Mr. Oue wanted more sound, the horn players had only to redirect their bells.

"Preliminary Study" struck me as largely impressive (a few passages, notably one quartet for two men and two women, seemed mere padding) if a bit too consciously hip.