Sentence examples for merely an act from inspiring English sources

Mystery-and-magic isn't merely an act for Stevie.

This is not merely an act of desperation.

Online, fandom isn't merely an act of receiving — it's one of interaction, recontextualization, disputed ownership and cheek.

In an open letter on Islam4UK's website, Choudary denied the march was "merely an act of incitement or provocation".

But he could not act until his armies won a military victory – otherwise his deeply principled decision would seem merely an act of desperation.

Bernard revolutionized Crusade ideology, asserting that the Crusade was not merely an act of charity or a war to secure the holy places but a means of redemption.

The museum's lawyers argue, among other things, that the parties in the two suits have no standing to sue; that the 1893 act was merely an appropriations act; and that, in the end, none of that really matters, because the city specifically said the charges could be imposed.

Beyond that there is public-relations value, for a party that might seem too deeply in thrall to the wealthy, of extending the title not merely as an act of patrician favor.

These kinds of comments are offensive because they reduce a spiritual journey that is often life-changing and transformative to something done merely as an act of rebellion.

While it's not for everyone's taste, Harden's recent scoring binge has been impressive — even if you view it merely as an act of will and endurance.

What bothers both of us is the way "illegal" in "illegal immigrant" defines an entire person, not merely  an unlawful act.