Sentence examples for merely authentic from inspiring English sources
Today, the patch of recreated habitat that I'm standing in isn't merely authentic enough to be accepted by breeding reed warblers and buntings; it rekindles thoughts of another time and place, over half a century ago.
It seems to me that this merely proves "authentic" really is not the same as "good".
It is merely proof that authentic is not always the same as good.
In his wonderful collection, Pricksongs & Descants, Robert Coover wrote: "What is life, after all, but a caravan of lifelike forgeries?" This neatly encapsulates the postmodern fascination with the ersatz and the phony, suggesting there is no authentic reality, but merely a succession of imitations designed to gull us into believing in them.
Merely kitchen-sink or "authentic" treatments didn't cut it for the list – contenders had to demonstrate actual malicious, distorting and/or resident-slandering intent.
It's important to note that Tumblr is not replacing Facebook; it's merely siphoning off some authentic liking and sharing, especially among young Americans.
You certainly have no problem stating that people who are transgender merely identify as their authentic gender.
Critics and scholars, however, question if Jupiter's accent was authentic or merely comic relief, suggesting it was not similar to accents used by blacks in Charleston but possibly inspired by Gullah.
It unwittingly showed something authentic but far from reassuring -- that the firefighters were merely humans, unprepared for this historic disaster.
But for this to fly, the branding effort needs to seem authentic and not merely cynical or self-serving.
