Sentence examples for merely busy from inspiring English sources

I was not asleep for this, merely busy trying to mine the murky depths of my mind for song ideas.

Some are sketchy or merely busy, but others do what Mr. Orozco has always done best: find the cosmic in the commonplace, sweeten abjection with wisdom and wit.

The executive, Chip Starnes, 42, a founder and president of Specialty Medical Supplies, was kept out of sight Tuesday afternoon, with local government officials insisting that he was merely busy with his lawyers in negotiations.

Though often disregarded by locals as being overcrowded and "touristy", it's merely "busy" at this time of the morning, with plenty of space to spread out near the water and enjoy repeated dips.

But, I feel the "photographic community" is waning in some ways - everyone merely busy pushing their own work - and this is a refreshing break away from that dog eat dog world.

The way we choose to see ourselves and frame daily decisions; the stories we tell ourselves, and the easy goals we ignore; the sense of community we build among teammates; the creative cultures we establish as leaders: These are the things that separate the merely busy from the genuinely productive".

This doesn't mean merely looking busy.

"We are going from frenetic at the start of the year to merely very, very busy".

I have dispelled the notion that New Yorkers are rude; they, and now I, are merely focused and busy.

He added that sales had begun to slacken in the capital, but did not predict a widespread slump: "We are going from frenetic at the start of the year to merely very, very busy".

"A good man will not waste himself upon mean and discreditable work or be busy merely for the sake of being busy".