Mary Kate merely lowered her gaze to her sister's baggy sweater.

Tolonen, who, he knew, had strong opinions on the subject, said nothing, merely lowered his head slightly.

Finally, reforms in the Medicare system have not merely lowered prices.

The bold black beast merely lowered its head still further, protecting its throat.

Nero merely lowered his head and walked over to a corner of the room.

Instead, he merely lowered it toward Janet's lap.

This would merely lower the ship in the water without putting it in danger of sinking.

Increasing the xenon level above 1 percent merely lowers the light output.

The president's proposal merely lowered the island's estimated value to $300 million from $500 million.

He merely lowered his head even more and nodded.