He told friends that simply finishing his term and seeing in a new elected government was the most he could hope to achieve.

He simply finished his drink and suggested another round.

It is not clear if the rest was lost or if he simply never finished it.

Many marathoners approach the event with modest hopes: They dream of simply finishing the race.

He finished simply, cool water after the flames.

We simply finished our business much sooner than expected.

We came to blows," he finished simply, "and he left the house.

For beginners, this might be simply finishing a marathon one day.

This you'll do for your ma," he finished simply, his voice full of defeat.

Yet such decisions seldom need to be made: with a cheese course, many people simply finish whatever wine they were drinking with dinner.