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.
• And Barkley simply couldn’t move past the idea of the smell.
  — Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
• Most of the time, decisions simply aren’t the end of the world.
  — Michelle Vartan, SELF, 17 Sep. 2024
• The first is simply called Planet of the Apes from 1974.
  — Rudie Obias, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 May 2024
• The jean is built to last and comes in at a price that's simply too good to be true.
  — Christian Gollayan, Men's Health, 7 Dec. 2022
• To put it simply, at the time, the spot price of oil was far above the forward price.
  — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2022
• The key to the game was that St. James was simply able to sustain more long drives.
  — al, 25 Nov. 2022
• That is simply not the case, as decades of research have proved.
  — Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
• The footage from the action epic was, to put it simply, stunning.
  — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024
• One way to allay our own fears is simply to look at the facts.
  — Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic, 1 Sep. 2022
• But again, the Heat simply might not be good enough to win on Friday.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2023
• Put simply, a bun is the hair salve that soothes all troubles.
  — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 6 May 2024
• No, the cheat code is simply to make picks at high volume.
  — Thomas Drance, New York Times, 29 June 2025
• The point total, or over/under, is simply the amount of points scored by both teams at the end of the game.
  — Jason Hoffman, The Enquirer, 13 Jan. 2023
• Plus, the tabletop clock functions as a nightlight — simply tap the top of the clock to turn the light on or off.
  — Andie Kanaras, Peoplemag, 5 Aug. 2023
• Editor's tip: To use, simply slide the shampoo bar from the roots to the ends of hair.
  — Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 26 Oct. 2024
• There simply aren’t enough nails in a pack to cater to a full set of smaller or wider nails.
  — Jeannine Morris Lombardi, Allure, 6 Dec. 2022
• But does that simply mean an open door in a barn or acres of green pastures to roam?
  — Chris Mohr, Phd, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Sep. 2023
• The gaps between teams and players in small samples are simply not that large.
  — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 Apr. 2026
• Plenty of shoppers have scored 10%–20% off simply by asking.
  — Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Apr. 2026
• That leaves the public forced to buy food from places that sell in foreign currency, which many pensioners simply don’t have.
  — Sarah Moreno updated April 29, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
• Put simply, looksmaxxing is a way of using your own body as a science experiment.
  — Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 29 Apr. 2026
• The characters appear out in the land and on a quest rather than simply standing and posing for photos.
  — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026