Sentence examples for was used merely from inspiring English sources

When informed that it was used merely for trysts, he arched his eyebrows in rascally fashion.

But prosecutors said bounty hunting was used merely as a ruse to ransack Mr. Foote's house.

When the magnetic compass was introduced, it probably was used merely to check the direction of the wind when clouds obscured the sky.

Officials claimed that Photoshop was used merely to fix spacial problems that arose during the photo shoot.

Would you be assuaged knowing that such a string of profanity was used merely in a sarcastic exercise to publicly display the colloquial use of the offensive term by some fringe groups among themselves?

Of the others, was destroyed on the stocks; was hastily launched and then burned to avoid capture; and was used merely as an ineffectual floating battery at the Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip, when the fate of New Orleans was decided, and she was then blown up rather than be surrendered.

Freedom is used merely as a bargaining chip.

Too often, indicators (eg on total water use) are limited, and are used merely in a tick box fashion.

If it is used merely to teach students how to mimic middle-class behaviors, then some of the criticism may be justified.

Moreover, safety Shaun Williams, the other Giants' first-round pick (1998) during Fassel's reign, has been used merely as a part-time nickel back.

North Alabama is not a novelty item, something to be used merely as a steppingstone back to the game's highest reaches.