We have no meanings for "never mere" in our records yet.
1 Beautiful as they seem, they are never mere poetic adornments.
2 He told them all he was sorry for their loss, never mere words among the law enforcement brotherhood.
3 There was good money in Bell, but Bell was not ABOUT money; Bell used public relations, but never mere marketeering.
4 At the same time the whole process was never mere history; its deepest meaning was enacted in the life-story of each individual.
5 Never mere instinct, for he was a sexless sort of man, moved him from his moral anchorage.
6 "Brothers and sisters are never mere copies of one another."
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