merely sit

Frequency: 5.02.3 per million words

to only sit, often emphasizing the lack of other action

sitADVERB (sense: on a chair, etc.)

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merely

Examples (10)

  • He didn't want to work, he just wanted to sit and merely exist.
  • The children were told to merely sit quietly during the performance.
  • I spent the whole afternoon doing nothing, I just merely sat on the couch.
  • She felt too tired to do anything, so she decided to merely sit and watch the rain.
  • The doctor advised him to rest and merely sit for a few days.
  • He wasn't interested in participating; he preferred to merely sit on the sidelines.
  • Instead of helping, he chose to merely sit and observe the chaos.
  • The king was accustomed to being served, not to merely sit and wait.
  • She found the situation so overwhelming that she could only merely sit and stare.
  • He had no desire to join the conversation; he was content to merely sit and listen.