Sheer in a sentence

We found 48 examples of how to use sheer in an English sentence.

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Sentences with sheer

Sentences 1 to 25 of 48.

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1. It was sheer coincidence that Mary and I were on the same train.
2. It is a sheer waste of time.
3. We survived by sheer luck.
4. He recalled that a collision had been avoided by sheer luck.
5. A calamity was avoided by sheer luck.
6. He ran sheer into the wall.
7. She was on the verge of fainting out of sheer terror.
8. Her success was due to sheer hard work.
9. New York City has long been unusual because of its sheer size.
10. She accomplished the task through sheer will.
11. Miss, that dress is splendid, it has a sheer silhouette and is very classy.
12. His face betrayed his sheer puzzlement.
13. Sheer badness is just one of her fine qualities.
14. Gina's sheer coldness attracted scads of men with low self-esteem.
15. And yet this is sheer hard work.
16. Leaving the children alone was sheer thoughtlessness.
17. Some birds indulge in aerobatics, seemingly for the sheer pleasure of doing so.
18. For the past few years, teenagers who imitate overweight American rappers have been walking like inverted pendulums, swinging from left to right, which is the only way forward if you weigh over two hundred and sixty pounds, but completely ineffective if you are a scrawny teenager weighing half of that, since most of the energy is wasted on side steps, not to mention the sheer absurdity of that swinging gait.
19. Some of us find such views to be sheer madness.
20. Tom experienced the whole gamut of emotions from sheer joy to utter despair during his relationship with Mary.
21. The silent man seemed even more clumsy than usual, and drank champagne with regularity and determination out of sheer nervousness.
22. Chocolate and strawberries eaten together is sheer heaven.
23. It's sheer madness.
24. About half of everything he says is sheer fiction.
25. Not only was their sheer amount stunning, but also the size of every individual one: magnificent pumpkins, as far as the eye could see.

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