sheer

Example Sentences

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Given the sheer tonnage of Russian machinery still at the launchpad, it appears there is an enormous job ahead.

From Barron's

"But this time, the sheer amount, and the fact that there were so many polystyrene pieces that were so tiny meant that it was impossible to pick them up."

From BBC

For much of it the spectacle was the substance: the crudeness, the nocturnal tweeting, the sheer stylistic novelty.

From The Wall Street Journal

Cancer cells use several tactics to survive therapy, but chromothripsis stands out because of its sheer scale.

From Science Daily

Jetton said the "sheer volume" of cyber attacks worries him the most.

From Barron's