Sentence examples for mere special from inspiring English sources

Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz ("Tron: Legacy," "Once Upon a Time") As children seeing "Star Wars," it transported us to another world with something more captivating than mere special effects and pyrotechnics … It used something far more powerful: Story.

The industry's splendid isolation inspires cognitive dissonance, for it's an article of faith in Silicon Valley that the technology industry represents something more utopian, and democratic, than mere special-interest groups.

You didn't mention whether this second Asian beau is a mere coincidence or special attraction.

Mr. Markowitz reminded the members how outraged residents had been in August 1995 at the mere insinuation of special treatment for the DiFrancescos.

Thus, replication (which is contrasted by Griesemer with mere copying) is a special case of inheritance, itself a special cases of biological reproduction.

There were shows and one-shot specials whose mere titles were jolting: "I Was Impaled," on Discovery Fit & Health; "Wives With Knives," on Investigation Discovery; "My Giant Face Tumor," on TLC.

When everyone was flush and willing to spend, flaunting an item with a wait list conferred a special status that mere money could not buy.

Governor Christie's assurances on Tuesday that his decision to hold a special election a mere three weeks before the general election is all about giving voters a "choice and a voice" sounded utterly hollow.

If Harry Potter's adventures are joyful skyrockets of the imagination for children who suspect they are somehow more special than the mere mortals around them, then Ryan's story is a depressing reminder that sometime in childhood most of us put in some years as mere misfits.

Contribute with Guardian Witness Plunging into the cooling waters of a swimming pool on a hot summer's day is paradise anyway, but throw in some creative architecture, a quirky setting, epic views or a rocking soundtrack and suddenly a mere swim becomes rather more special.

The real blessing is the price: Gray's famous recession special is a mere $4.95 for two grilled dogs and a drink.