Sentence examples for responded merely with from inspiring English sources

In reacting to the crisis in Darfur, aid agencies wasted valuable time and effort soliciting funds from donors, who were slow to respond or responded merely with promises.

Law enforcement is going to be aware of us (and probably already is) regardless of the way we choose to put our product out there". When another Redditor asked how the Atlantis admin was able to freely use Reddit without being arrested, the CEO responded merely with the words "anonymity technology" and a link to Tor's website as well as the Wikipedia entry for virtual private networks.

The alleged killer could not imagine how the city of Charleston, under the good and wise leadership of Mayor Riley – how the state of South Carolina, how the United States of America would respond – not merely with revulsion at his evil act, but with big-hearted generosity and, more importantly, with a thoughtful introspection and self-examination that we so rarely see in public life.

One staff member, discussing the deal with colleagues, merely responded to questions with a brisk: "Oh, come on.

Many of the conquistadors merely responded with a roll of their eyes.

When I touched them, most merely responded with an irritated flick of their wings.

When passengers complained, customer service personnel merely responded with polite letters explaining that adding meal service would raise fares.

This leads to a funny story about how he decided to leave home, with Joan responding by merely saying "when do you want to leave?" and him realizing he didn't.

Some responded with tears, others with protests.

International sanctions make matters worse, since the Maduro government merely responds with antagonism.

Momentarily flummoxed, the Obama campaign responded with a tepid insistence by Gibbs that the senator was merely "describing that he was new to the political scene".