It had given up trying to understand and was now merely observing.

For the first few days he merely observed without interference.

I merely observe that what we seek is not so different.

They have no one now to report to, however, and can merely silently observe.

The entire time they'd been standing in this room, he had seemed content to merely observe their progress.

She stood very straight in the room he still merely observed only as a kind of elegance behind her.

Union officials said the workers were merely observing safety precautions.

In Picnic, the audience is outside the events, merely observing them.

Does he himself play, or has he merely observed others?

The creation and expansion of such social relations is not merely observed on a material level.