sheer
Example Sentences
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Figures underscore the sheer scale of the crisis.
From BBC
Part of its appeal is its sheer size: 246 feet long from nose to tail.
From Los Angeles Times
And by the sheer brute force of its size, bond markets force both the subjects of its wrath, and the investors that rely on them, into submission.
From Barron's
“The scale of the outage and the sheer number of disabled traffic lights were the primary contributors to city-wide gridlock,” Waymo said.
“Animation’s a team sport,” says Howard, referring to the sheer number of people who worked on the film over five years.
From Los Angeles Times
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