sheer
Example Sentences
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For some voters, the sheer volume of gubernatorial candidates — 61 in all — was off-putting.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026
“What kept them once upon a time, and still does, was/is sheer breadth, i.e. ‘always having something to watch.’
From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026
The sheer volume is so tough to manage that it may not open until the afternoon.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
But the sheer breadth of the opposition movement shows that concerns have spread well beyond one or two groups.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
The space in front of them was now a sheer wall.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
Vocabulary lists containing sheer
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 7
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List 8
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