SIMPLY in a Sentence

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For SIMPLY, below is one of 353 sentences:
The cause of suffering is selfish desire, whether it is the desire for pleasure, desire for revenge, or simply desire for a long life.

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 Meanings and Examples of SIMPLY
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
simply
 ad.  in a simple manner; without extravagance or embellishment
 ad.  absolutely
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  All constraint had vanished between the two, and they began to talk easily and simply.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In V
2  Mrs. Hale answered simply: "There was nowhere else for her to go;" and my heart tightened at the thought of the hard compulsions of the poor.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IX
3  Brent liked India but he thought her mighty plain and tame, and he simply could not fall in love with her himself to keep Stuart company.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER I
4  She had wanted him, in that first instant, wanted him as simply and unreasoningly as she wanted food to eat, horses to ride and a soft bed on which to lay herself.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER II
5  She always felt secure when Ellen was by her, for there was nothing so bad that Ellen could not better it, simply by being there.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IV
6  But if Ashley didn't make the first move, she would simply have to do it herself.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IV
7  Naturally, she would have to say then that she simply couldn't think of marrying a man when he was engaged to another girl, but he would insist and finally she would let herself be persuaded.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IV
8  Except for the ever-present torment that Ashley might be killed, the war interested her not at all, and nursing was something she did simply because she didn't know how to get out of it.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VIII
9  The other women were simply silly and hysterical with their talk of patriotism and the Cause, and the men were almost as bad with their talk of vital issues and States' Rights.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
10  If he was any other man in the world I could simply freeze up and order him off.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
11  She knew that he was acting the part of the dashing and patriotic blockade runner simply because it amused him.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
12  She believed Melanie had simply taken leave of her senses.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
13  I simply can't tell him I won't accept it.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
14  Scarlett would have given anything to be able to provide the rest of the uniform, but the necessary materials were simply not to be had in Atlanta.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XV
15  She simply could not tell Rhett she wanted it for Ashley.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XV
Example Sentence: (143 in 10 pages)
16  It's not yet clear whether the Prime Minister's resignation offer is a serious one, or whether it's simply a tactical move.
17  The cause of suffering is selfish desire, whether it is the desire for pleasure, desire for revenge, or simply desire for a long life.
18  There was some debate as to whether the benefit scheme should be withdrawn or simply allowed to wither on the vine.
19  When things get a bit too much , she simply tunes out temporarily.
20  For some, his decision to become a Socialist candidate at Sunday's election was simply a sell-out.
21  Further, this principle should not be inapplicable simply because the citizen paid the money under mistake of law.
22  The army intends to take the city or simply starve it into submission.
23  Her book is simply a collection of memories, told without conceit or self-absorption - and therein lies its power.
24  When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everyone will respect you.
25  I could simply not be heard in the tumult.
26  The greatest danger is that we simply create information overload for our executives.
27  Politicians know they cannot create a lawful society simply at the stroke of a pen.
28  Here is the social democrat refusing to condemn the absurdities he chronicles so well; or simply producing half-baked observations.
29  In many parts of the country, democratic elections are simply a pipe dream.
30  Agricultural development simply must precede economic development.