merely serve

Examples (10)

• This document merely serves as a guide, not a strict rulebook.
• His apology merely served to highlight his lack of genuine remorse.
• For some, money merely serves as a means to an end, not an end in itself.
• The new policy will merely serve to alienate a significant portion of the population.
• These minor adjustments merely serve to postpone the inevitable larger problem.
• Her role in the project merely served as a formality, with no real power.
• The decorative elements merely serve to enhance the aesthetic, not the functionality.
• In this context, the statistics merely serve to confuse rather than clarify.
• Their initial efforts merely served to scratch the surface of the complex issue.
• The protest, while symbolic, might merely serve to draw attention without achieving change.