Examples of simply in a Sentence
Simply add water to the mix and stir.
Simply click on the computer icon and follow the directions.
If he continues to bother you, simply ignore him.
You can order new checks simply by calling or going online.
It is simply a matter of time before something goes wrong.
The instructions are simply written.
He lived simply on the farm.
The diner is called simply “Joe's.”
“Sorry, I can't help you,” he said simply.
The problem, put simply, is money.
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The Met is exhibiting this painting under the title Woman before the Rising or Setting Sun—even though its lender, the Museum Folkwang in Essen, Germany, simply calls this work Woman in Front of the Setting Sun.
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Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 5 Feb. 2025
As with a lot of this administration’s arson of the functions of the federal government, this is not something that can simply be undone at the stroke of a pen if Trump changes his mind or another president reverses course.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2025
Joe Gomez and Federico Chiesa did not even make the bench on Saturday — not due to injury, but because there was simply no room for them.
—Andy Jones, The Athletic, 5 Feb. 2025
But perhaps he simply wasn’t built for the age of big-screen franchises.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 5 Feb. 2025
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Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 5 Feb. 2025
As with a lot of this administration’s arson of the functions of the federal government, this is not something that can simply be undone at the stroke of a pen if Trump changes his mind or another president reverses course.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2025
Joe Gomez and Federico Chiesa did not even make the bench on Saturday — not due to injury, but because there was simply no room for them.
—Andy Jones, The Athletic, 5 Feb. 2025
But perhaps he simply wasn’t built for the age of big-screen franchises.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 5 Feb. 2025
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“Simply.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/simply. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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simply
adverb
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ˈsim-plē 
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