How to Use simply in a Sentence

simply

adverb

• He lived simply on the farm.
• Simply add water to the mix and stir.
• The problem, put simply, is money.
• It is simply a matter of time before something goes wrong.
• Simply click on the computer icon and follow the directions.
• The instructions are simply written.
• You can order new checks simply by calling or going online.
• If he continues to bother you, simply ignore him.
• This is simply black and white.
  — Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
• The stakes were simply too high.
  — Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 10 Sep. 2025
• The stakes were simply too high.
  — Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 23 Sep. 2025
• Venezuela was not simply a failed state.
  — Duncan S. Demarsh, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
• And that was simply over a board game.
  — Cecil Joyce, The Tennessean, 3 Sep. 2025
• One way out could be simply to heat the ice.
  — Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2026
• The man simply pounds the zone.
  — Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
• And that's just simply not cute.
  — Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
• This was simply a case of wrong place, wrong time.
  — Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
• Then, simply aim your lens at the sky and snap away!
  — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
• And among the rest, many simply want to be left alone.
  — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 1 Apr. 2026
• So, my goal right now is to simply keep the lights on.
  — Erin Jones, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026
• Pulisic, though, simply wants to get back on the pitch.
  — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 24 June 2026
• At his peak, Rodgers’ play was simply art.
  — Chris Branch, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
• To fix the issue, simply let the soil dry out.
  — Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 27 Jan. 2026
• Some people simply set out a cheese plate.
  — Erin Bunch, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 May 2026
• One way to allay our own fears is simply to look at the facts.
  — Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic, 1 Sep. 2022
• Then, simply push down on the handle and lift.
  — Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 4 Mar. 2026
• That just simply can’t happen at this point.
  — Alexandra Bacallao, NBC news, 3 June 2026
• Wardlaw is simply not ready for prime time.
  — Robert Steinbuch, Arkansas Online, 9 Jan. 2026
• Put simply, a bun is the hair salve that soothes all troubles.
  — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 6 May 2024
• Fans took what could have simply been a full belly and ran with it.
  — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 31 Mar. 2022