There also harmony and unity, a pervading sense of beauty and of soul, are not to be won by mere obedience to a mandate here and a prohibition there.
"The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus"
G. A. Chadwick
They were a mere handful now and the house was cold.
"My Lady of the Chimney Corner"
Alexander Irvine
He was the mere shadow of himself when he came home, said Hester.
"The Eye of Dread"
Payne Erskine