Examples of “mere” in a Sentence

adj Nothing more than; only, and nothing else — used to play down the size or importance of something.

• The mere thought of speaking in front of a crowd made him nervous.
• It took a mere five minutes to finish the whole test.
• She was a mere child when the family moved abroad.

noun A lake or pond, especially a broad, shallow one (mostly seen today in place names like Windermere).

• Swans glided across the mere in the early morning mist.
• Walkers rested on a bench by the mere and watched the ducks.
• The village sits beside a quiet mere fringed with reeds.