Sentence examples for merely friendly from inspiring English sources

People don't hassle you in Asmara, they are merely friendly and gently welcoming.

Scientists from Indiana University found that when men were shown images of women making an advance, they tended to see sexual cues as being merely friendly, and saw friendly gestures as showing sexual interest.

After the party they found themselves chatting casually in the elevator or the laundry room, and at a couple of other parties in the building, but those meetings were merely friendly.

With a judge's ruling that Father Gentile's character could not be explored, the family could neither establish if the priest's seven jumps from parish to parish over 17 years resulted from people making similar claims nor if the contact with their younger son was merely friendly, as the priest insisted, or intended to be sexual.

It was merely a "friendly gesture".

David Wells expected merely a friendly lunch when he accepted George Steinbrenner's invitation to get together last Monday in Tampa, Fla.

One former (Christian Democrat) prime minister, Giulio Andreotti, was tried but not convicted for complicity with the Mafia; the appeal court said he had merely been "friendly" with it.

Although the match was merely a friendly between neighbors, it served the final tune-up before crucial World Cup qualifiers for both sides.

Borough by borough, the book lists restaurants that are vegetarian, those that are macrobiotic and might serve fish, and others that are merely "vegetarian friendly," meaning that diners who don't eat meat will find something appealing on the menu.

Prosecutors appeared to be trying to show that the use of straw donors was endemic in the campaign; Ms. Hou's lawyers deny that she was involved in such schemes and say that her offer to reimburse Mr. Wang was merely a friendly gesture.

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