"I merely referred to it to round out the picture."

I merely refer to my visits, which are few and far between.

She is merely referred to a few times as "the girl he killed in the shower."

I am not merely referring to the media law here; there are nine other elephants in the room.

Being out in the cold refers merely to the temperature of your boss's shoulder.

"Unfortunately, we are often given responses that merely refer to rates used by other companies," he said.

At first he thought we referred merely to administrative areas.

The imposing title refers merely to the approaching end of the 20th century.

She merely referred to the possibility in the future.

Initially, Smith merely referred to "an angel" without identifying its name.