sheer
Example Sentences
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For much of it the spectacle was the substance: the crudeness, the nocturnal tweeting, the sheer stylistic novelty.
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
The role of universities and transport investment is also critical, but not every town and city in the UK has the same raw materials, for example in terms of sheer number of young graduates.
From BBC
His superpower is enraging his opponents to the point that they can’t help but make a mistake out of sheer frustration.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
