How To Use Sheer In A Sentence

The sheer volume is so overwhelming that the police cannot get on top of it. The Sun
Among profuse schools of trevallies and barracuda, huge tunas and a host of sharks cruise the sheer wall.
In what is called our freer modern life, manners have come to count for a good deal less, which makes sheer manner count for a good deal more. Behavior in Public Places
But because Americans are not nearly as fond of dates as they are of coffee, java came out on top due to sheer popularity.
The sheer volume is so overwhelming that the police cannot get on top of it. The Sun

The suggestion is sheer nonsense.
I peered over. There stood Sir Henry doing nothing less than a 11)tribal war dance of sheer unashamed 12)ecstasy.
GURWITCH: So you know, I interviewed people that I work with like Tim Allen and Jeff Garland and Ann Miro (ph) and comedians Harry sheerer and Fred Willard. CNN Transcript Jan 26, 2007
The micro-mini white cover-up she had donned over her bathing suit was removed without circumstance, revealing a shimmering gold maillot that dipped very low in back and was accented by sheer finely-woven gold mesh across the waistline in front. Who Said It Would Be Easy
Although he had not howled once, his snarling and growling, combined with his thirst, had hoarsened his throat and dried the mucous membranes of his mouth so that he was incapable, except under the sheerest provocation, of further sound. CHAPTER XVI
This we would call a palpable lie were not so much of _The Bible in Spain_ sheer invention. George Borrow and His Circle Wherein May Be Found Many Hitherto Unpublished Letters Of Borrow And His Friends
Of course, her boyfriend is indie royalty, but her sheer ubiquity denies her indie status. Times, Sunday Times
After a long flight, all you can do is stumble around its pathways and cactus gardens, marvelling at the sheer audacity of it all. Times, Sunday Times
Jamaerah was barefoot, wearing only a pair of ragged stonewashed jeans, playing an invisible guitar to “Put Your Lights On,” rocking out while coffee brewed, singing his heart out in perfect pitch, wings spread, eyes closed, and an expression of sheer ecstasy gracing his beautiful face. Surrender the Dark
The island is an unusual crescent shape with a steep spine that looks down over sheer cliffs on to the sea. Times, Sunday Times
Dressed in a sheer teddy, a very personable smile painted across her white face, she returns to the stage carrying a small basket.
They started quarrelling out of sheer boredom.
‘You can only admire the sheer professionalism of our service, which is a great comfort when we are in these difficulties,’ he said.
But the sheer exhilaration of combat had carried him 80 miles from the haven of the mother ship. Times, Sunday Times
It was most of it light stuff that could be carried over from one aircraft to the other, all except one motor generator set that the Dakota had brought for us to take back to Diento; this weighed over a ton and we had to rig the sheerlegs for it. ROUND THE BEND
In Beethoven's Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 44, the trio contrasted the music's delicacy with sheer boisterousness. Emerson opens string quartet festival with well-played Schonberg
They are impressed by the sheer professionalism of the performance.
Long pieces of sheer pink fabric were draped over the high white painted metal bedposts and the bars above that attached them.
Though I was on friendlier, more relaxed and affectionate terms with my fellow western-New Yorker John Gardner, who'd published an early short story of mine titled "The Death of Mrs. Sheer" in his literary magazine "MSS" -- and who regarded me, somewhat embarrassingly, as a "major American writer" -- like himself -- it can't be said that John Gardner was a mentor of mine either. Joyce Carol Oates's 'In the Absence of Mentors/Monsters': Narrative Magazine
As Mona she wears glittering, flimsy garments with sheer embroidered scarves, hennaed hair, nail varnish and lipstick.
The fourth side of the clearing was sheer cliff drop, attended by a barrier of split rails.
I was elated and horrified by the sheer outrageousness of the problem we had set before them.
The sheer size and unwieldiness of William's homemade instruments made the Herschels' style of astronomy a danger ous business. A Far-Seeing Family
You can just imagine the wind howling round outside while everyone crowds into a stone cottage, a fire roaring in the grate and a group of friends simply playing together for the sheer fun of it.
The sheer size of both works easily reveals each grain of color within the picture plane so that they appear as contemporary reflections of the pointillist style of Georges Seurat.
A new patient came into the office recently and told me she picked me over my partners because of the sheer amount of material displayed under my generic bio information on our practice website.
The building exploits the drama of this interlocked matrix of mass and light as stepped ramps zigzag through the atrium, revealing the sheer concrete wall and the great tottering stack of galleries.
It is such a mouth as we can imagine some remorseless inquisitor to have had -- that is, not an inquisitor filled with holy zeal for what he mistakenly thought the cause of Christ demanded, but a spleeny, envious, rancorous shaveling, who tortured men from hatred of their superiority to him, and sheer love of inflicting pain. Andersonville — Volume 1
It was a gesture of sheer desperation. Times, Sunday Times
Some shoppers looked bewildered by the sheer variety of goods on offer.
The tables were covered with pink custom tablecloths with hand-stitched sheer overlays that resembled flower petals. My Fair Wedding
What distinguished the 1996 plan from the Arkansas effort was its sheer magnitude.
After a long flight, all you can do is stumble around its pathways and cactus gardens, marvelling at the sheer audacity of it all. Times, Sunday Times
Tabasheer , safflower and calamine can clear away lung heat, expel toxic heat, sedate mind, and calm fright. Savory rhododendron leaf can clear away heat, diminish swelling, and tonify kidney.
He succeeds by dint of sheer hard work.
Take no notice of his threats they're sheer bravado.
But, more than the excitement, the sheer seclusion and beauty that a quiet alpine ski run can give is something rarely experienced.
That is not because there will be a coup against him but just through sheer boredom. Times, Sunday Times
The patronage (largely pontifical, but also royal and aristocratic) of the great sculptor-architect is the chief subject of Franco Mormando's lovingly researched "Bernini: His Life and His Rome," which, for all its splendid erudition, freely resorts to American common speech to characterize the sheer viciousness of the Baroque papal oligarchs and Bernini's own egomania (most famously characterized by his ordering a servant to slash the face of his unfaithful mistress, Costanza Bonarelli). The Heirloom City
Apply lightly for a sheer shimmer or layer it on generously for an opaque icy blue colour to brighten eyes. Times, Sunday Times
It would be the sheerest hypocrisy for these same Democrats to give President Obama a pass on such criticism, merely on the grounds that he is of their party. Chris Weigant: Friday Talking Points -- Zombie Attack!
The grassy slopes were grazed by apparently fearless and footsure sheep, and in parts the sheer cliffs were occupied by seabirds - fulmars, kittiwakes and auks.
Alice squealed with sheer delight when she saw the monkeys.
It was sheer fantasy, sheer escapism.
Greg, that if my father were to tell me that he had changed his mind, and paid your brother's debts out of sheer kindness and uncleship, and the rest of it, I should be well pleased. Ralph the Heir
Maybe the sheer joy of a stroll along a beach makes them more inclined to say yes. Times, Sunday Times
He dresses in immaculately pressed shalwar kameez and waistcoat - sheer Afghan chic.
For sheer terror, however, there is little to compare to that road just outside of La Paz.
His wife of twenty-two years is sitting catty-corner to him in a turquoise T-shirt with a tropical fish swimming across her chest; but her slim ankles are demurely crossed, the resting pose of one of those fifties starlets who swished around on-screen in full skirts, sheer hose, and kitten heels. THE HUSBANDS AND WIVES CLUB
It perforated the sheer fabric of her chemise, ran through her body and whipped up the flotsam in her heart.
Work is sheer hell at the moment.
The sheer amplitude of the novel invites comparisons with Tolstoy and George Eliot.
You gummed the pieces with sheer delight, making mmmm, mmmm noises and waving your hands like some beauty pageant winner on a float being pulled down Main Street.
The sheer malevolence she saw there brought back memories she thought she had forgotten. YELLOW BIRD
Our immediate response to the attack was sheer horror.
I opened the door and went in, still struck by the sheer comfort and luxury of the room.
Most of my accomplishments came as the result of sheer doggedness.
Hopefully my curtains will arrive today and I can take them around to various stores to try to match sheers to them.
Nearchus, however, went along the deck encouraging the men to remain firm and—in a move that must have struck the frightened sailors as sheer madness—ordered the helmsmen to turn their bows toward the whales in attack formation. Alexander the Great
Side by side they lay among the morning-glories, with the yellow blossoms of the hau dropping upon them from overhead, watching the motes of men toil upward, till the thing happened, and three of them, slipping, rolling, sliding, dashed over a cliff-lip and fell sheer half a thousand feet. Koolau the Leper
The miles-long beach of Boca de Naranja ( "Mouth of the Orange") enchants us with its sheer beauty and isolation. Your beach of dreams: nine towns on the Nayarit coast of Mexico
The sheer size of the cathedral is a constant reminder to the tourist of the power of religion.
Ascot has royalty, Goodwood offers glorious views towards England's south coast, but, for sheer style and panache, Longchamp is peerless.
You can't help but admire the sheer chutzpah of the man. Times, Sunday Times
His music is sheer delight.
The final stage of our journey along the Lower Zambesi was sheer heaven.
Sheer tights are becoming a viable option on summer days that aren't very summery. Times, Sunday Times
Mr Duddy spent a day stuck on the sheer sides of the cone before managing to crawl out on his own.
From the aeroplane's window is a night-time scene of sheer blackness, broken only by orange spots of the Bedouin fires.
He has lit up these Games with his power, magnetism and sheer presence. The Sun
His actorly slam-dunk is equalled, however, by half-lidded ingenue Scarlett Johansson, whose sheer unlikelihood as a romantic foil paradoxically renders her perfect.
Protesters find that their objections fall upon deaf ears; their reasons belittled and their sheer weight of numbers ignored.
I am as always slightly awed by the sheer tragedy and futility of it all.
Owing to its sheer size and the distribution of friction, the most likely starting point on an engine is the crankshaft, with its main and conrod bearings. Manufacturingtalk - manufacturing industry news
They're fiercely varietal: just one variety in each wine and as for the sheer concentration of fruit and perfume - wow!
A minister would come under intense pressure as a result of personal or financial foibles, or just sheer incompetence. Times, Sunday Times
Isolation, loneliness, and the sheer drudgery of running a pioneer household - from sunup to sundown, without a single day's rest - has worn away at their resolve.
When applying the softer sealants to lightweight or sheer fabric edges, the fabric will still roll into a rolled hem, sealing the threads inside the serging.
The other definition is sheer luxury-gassed yarns, extremely fine gauge tricot, linen and a width of knits woven in patented Benetton new age fabrics.
There was a sheer drop of fifty metres to the rocks below.
Sheer orders of magnitude matter, and the orders of magnitude do not come down on the side of the real-balance effect.
We have sheer blouses, but we sell them with a camisole underneath.
But the turnaround at times has been based on sheer will.
A four-poster bed took up half the room, veiled in long, sheer violet curtains and gold tassels. Rogue Oracle
Yokes and sleeves are obvious choices for a peek-a-boo look, and for evening or vacation wear, consider a midriff inset in a seductive sheer or demure lace.
Judd made no attempt to tidy up the sheer chaos of this music, presenting its many dynamic extremes without apology, never subduing its often seemingly random accompanying noises of bells, woodwind flutterings and bassoon growls.
Establishment pomposities with a barb, are grossly underestimating his talent, intellect and capacity for sheer graft. Times, Sunday Times
Our immediate response to the attack was sheer horror.
It's difficult to grasp the sheer enormity of the tragedy.
The boat then sheered off into safety and lay to its oars, a young midshipman, sitting in the stern and holding the yoke-lines, in charge. The Lost Poacher
The sheer audacity of the man took my breath away.
The public reaction to cases like this has passed through anger to sheer disbelief. Times, Sunday Times
He said: ‘The sheer effrontery of Kennet in failing to consult even the local members beggars belief.’
Those in the infrastructure industry say that the sheer size of the city makes planning difficult. Times, Sunday Times
These frozen, silent moments were punctuated by the hum, whir and click of slide projectors changing and revolving, reminding us of their outdatedness and sheer physicality.
But for some it would be sheer tedium. Christianity Today
The strength and the weakness were thus two sides of the same coin minted by Comte's sheer energy and persistence (or obstinacy, according to taste) which derived, in turn, from the strength of his motivation: the urgency of the social problem as he saw it; the need for a complete intellectual system as the means of solving it; and his conception of his own messianic mission. Dictionary of the History of Ideas
I gasped when I saw the material; it was a sheer blue shimmery silk material that felt like water.
I love a challenge, and working with a new fabric provides that, so I recently decided to sew a sheer fabric.
A free person is enslaved neither to the sheer will of another nor to his own appetites and passions.
He hugged her out of sheer relief.
Why is the sheer practicality of plastic so seductive?
No, it's the sheer aphrodisiacal quality of it all. True love among the leotards lifts Britain's 2012 wrestling hopes | Marina Hyde
You drink in the bright blue sky and sheer volcanic peaks as though they were your final sight on earth. Times, Sunday Times
The defining images of the tournament so far have been ones of American disappointment, frustration and sheer perplexity at the force of their rivals.
The sheer simplicity of camping in wild places has been a way of life for nomadic tribes for thousands of years.
I think they've cottoned onto the sheer, er, sheerness of her top.
Amidst all of the mainstream media's ballyhooing of the momentum to be gained in the tight Iowa polls, The New York Times finally examined the caucuses sheer unfairness and obsoleteness. Dan Brown: You and I Don't Care Who Wins the Iowa Caucuses
—In autumn, with a great creaking and a snapping of twigs, they break away from trunks grown thick with bark and phloem, which become husks with jagged tips, or later often topple from sheer grief. 2009 June
Only the most horrifying convergence of sheer monster power ever to emigrate from the old world. Dark Horse Title Shipping in December | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News
One has to pity the poor flacks who have to defend a corporate officer's speech characterized not just by US-bashing but by sheer fatuousness.
Nor are these assertions mere neutral constations; they are exhortative performatives that require the passage from sheer enunciation to action. Reading, Begging, Paul de Man
We cross and recross the sheer drop, swinging on ropes and balancing on flimsy-feeling ladders. Times, Sunday Times
But in an incredible marketing feat the Scottish Tourist Board and Scottish Screen are now advertising the sheer miserableness of Scotland in a bid to attract film crews and tourists.
He reached his present senior position through sheer merit.
The film's celebration of sheer human daffiness never descends into whimsy.
An 'I wants you ter ricollec' dat I done guv 'er to you -- dat is, _yo' sheer_ [share] _in 'er_, caze she's _mine_ too, you know. Solomon Crow's Christmas Pockets and Other Tales
Lying on a sunny beach is my idea of sheer bliss.
The big point is the sheer oddity of human self-awareness. Times, Sunday Times
So I feel very disquieted by any suggestion that this is a memoir showing people how possible it is to make the most of a bad start, how to love parents who have behaved atrociously, how to somehow miraculously rise above trauma out of sheer good will. The Glass Castle « Tales from the Reading Room
But I have a hard time looking at other boats, especially those with exposed planking, a bowsprit and her sheerline.
He takes part in national triathlon events - but it's the sheer physical exercise he enjoys as much as the competition, he insists.
The sheer beauty of the handsome yard revived her.
Not philosophy, after all, not humanity, just the sheer joyous power of song, is the primal thing in poetry.
Turning away from sheer, rocky walls, the deep ultramarine seems to envelop you and pin you back against the rock face.
Nobody told me where to find you. It was sheer intuition.
A series of slings or ropes were lowered down the front face of the mountain to allow the technicians to lower themselves down the sheer rock face and hide in the crags of the 1,400-foot cliff.
The bridge is noteworthy for its sheer size.
There's not another guitarist to rival the sheer physicality of his work.
The sheer Hip-ness of Evolution can feel like a bit of a yawn given the little risk of alienating such a loyal audience by pushing the envelope a touch.
My favorite pick-up lines, for sheer humor value: "Fuck me if I'm wrong, but is your name Yolanda? Pajiba
This obviously touches on several representaion complexes, possible family inconscious impositions, but it mainly, or at least initially, encourages this feelings on most cases due to the sheer feeling of liberty and status one would get from working in Google. Comic Book Urban Legends Revealed #155 | Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources
But O'Duffy's admiration for the sheer effrontery of the man persisted, and he arranged for another trial to be held in conjunction with the Irish championships.
She tangled her hands in his hair, loving the soft feel of it, reveling in the sheer pleasurable delights she was being swept up in.
She very nearly made Edie feel inadequate by the sheer felinity of her movements, by the sensuous grace of her silent prowl, the lively flicks of her tail.
We arrived by sea plane in monsoon conditions, but the sheer beauty of the place amazed us - the journey alone was worth the price. Times, Sunday Times
This work due to its setting to music by Mikis Theodorakis as an oratorio, is a revered anthem whose verse is sung by all Greeks for all injustice, resistance and for its sheer beauty and musicality of form. Odysseas elytis | calendar of an invisible april « poetry dispatch & other notes from the underground
I came here out of sheer chance, out of luck, destiny, fate or the alignment of the stars.
But riding is not just another routine challenge she can master through sheer willpower.
He's a natural salesman, whose secret weapon is the sheer confidence and optimism that he exudes rather than backslapping bonhomie.
In my early days, I was good at covering up my genuine fears and insecurities with sheer bravado. Times, Sunday Times
For sheer degree of fetidness, his untreated morning breath matched any odor rising from the surrounding bog. Into the Thinking Kingdoms
Use a sheer loose powder to lock it in place. Times, Sunday Times
Look for a wide band for support, uplifting underwire, and cups made of sturdy rather than sheer fabric.
The hill rises sheer above me, going probably 100 feet up.
It's the sheer volume of traffic in the city that is causing the problems.
Deep in the heart of Central India there is a wild forest surrounded by sheer 1,200 feet high cliffs.
Handling the sheer volume of such server-generated virus detected messages can be a daunting task.
I went from a size 16 to an 8 a few years back, and - thanks to clever dressing in my lardier days - the sheer enormity of my achievement went tragically unrecognised : Belly 4U
The computer is not used as a genius assigned moronic tasks of accumulating data for the sheer electronic thrill of it.
The sheer bulk of it affects the whole Internet, of course, not just individual recipients.
The sheer expense of such an enterprise would mean the victim would never really suspect he was being tricked.
Use a sheer loose powder to lock it in place. Times, Sunday Times
There was an almost sheer drop to the valley below.
Coming together to launch NAHM for fall 2011, they fused their combined international experiences into one city-savvy line: think a burnt orange shirtdress with asymmetrical hem or black maxi dress with a shorter underskirt and long, sheer overlay. Meredith Barnett: Two's a Charm: Meet the Design Duo Behind NAHM
Gift economies are not so much exchanges between two agents as they are transfers, the sheer moving of stuff through webs of human relations.
Reaching the nests often involves abseiling down sheer cliff faces and only one egg may be taken from each clutch. The Sun
It was daring of Mr. Holroyd to take on a major writer, and for all his forcing of themes, the book thrives on sheer wit and, most important, on welcome asides, when he steps forward like a Shakespearean character to soliloquize about his modus operandi. The Biographers' Biographer
They won the battle by sheer weight of numbers .
And though such might not make him a legend, what cemented his icon status was the sheer volume of work he churned out under the unwatchful eyes of Cannon Films.
The sheer size of the classes makes learning difficult for students.
One actually grows "dof" (dull) from sheer weakness. Woman's Endurance
Success can often take much longer and is born of sheer persistence. Times, Sunday Times
The group's sheer chutzpah is so persuasive you're entertained all the way.
The sheer usefulness of this has inspired much metaphysical speculation on ears. Times, Sunday Times
By sheer luck nobody was hurt in the explosion.
The result turned out to be so hard to understand that the novel acquired an aura of profundity by virtue of its sheer incomprehensibility.
I was just pinning up the sheers before basting them in place, but that can wait.
This is an amazing school, defying its size through sheer determination to make the most of school life, through sporting activities, projects and school tours.
They convey the awful immediacy and sheer terror of modern combat, with its fearsome gizmos and consequently fearful casualties. Times, Sunday Times
She made a modern day canopy that is often seen hanging from a ceiling with the sheer fabric draping over the bed.
If the label says they are between denier 3 and denier 5—a measure of fiber density—your panty hose will probably be sheer enough to look transparent. Fashion reporter Teri Agins answers readers' questions
“The crucial test for the solution of all these intricate problems which confront and challenge our ingenuity is the sheer and forceful application of those immutable laws which down the corridor of time have always guided the hand of man, groping as it were for some faint beacon of light for his hopes and aspirations.” McCain and Obama Court Hispanic Voters - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com
It was a gesture of sheer desperation. Times, Sunday Times
While I agree that I'm guilty of a moment's distraction, I feel I must defend myself against the memo's accusals of ‘sheer obtuseness where anything musical is concerned’ and ‘shameless disregard for the band's intentions’.
He spent several months fitting out a state-of-the-art zoological laboratory on board the ship before boarding it in preparation for departure at Sheerness in November 1872.
Sheera, Sanja, Sooji halva, Kesari bhat is the same thing. Archive 2007-04-01
And so as a way of understanding what at this point is really the sheer repetitiveness of this disclaimer, I want to propose a metaphor.
Visitors from industry will once again criticise the sheer numbers of graduates there and question the thinking behind such oversupply - the vast majority won't get jobs as designers and will be justifiably upset when the truth sinks in. Archive 2004-05-01
Dinesh: [i] also, understand, that [the liberal] 's record of prognostication is shot. your credibility has been compromised by your sheer partisanship. Sound Politics: Gnashing of Democratic Teeth Begins
And despite these proofs of his skill, Albric would have considered it sheerest folly to attack three armsmen of unknown quality alone, for no reason. THE RIVER KINGS’ ROAD
He hugged her out of sheer relief.
Talent, hard work and sheer tenacity are all crucial to career success.
Here, sheer limestone cliffs tower over gentle pastures and provide what many people believe is the finest scenery in the Alps.
They have gained respect through sheer dogged determination.
I saw Peter wearing a pastel blue cotton sweater, sheer and delicate-a very fine sweater.
The first time he is confronted with the sheer bulk of the super size meal, Spurlock is genuinely amazed.
The sheer volume of fiction produced is staggering.
The horse reared upwards in sheer fright, throwing its rider sideways and underneath it.
But for the sheer number of performances, there has been nothing to compare with the serial trials of white collar criminals.
The walls were sheer with no footholds or grooves for climbing.
And, sheer provocation:Does this Benetton poster encourage joyriding?
His claim to be an important and unjustly neglected painter is sheer self-deception - he's no good at all.
Not only would they save Scotland's capital city from irreversible destruction, but they might also spare Edinburgh the embarrassment of being exposed before Unesco as an example of sheer hypocrisy and unworthiness.
It was a gradual understanding of the sheer wrongness of my actions by my participation in such a cruel, barbaric industry.

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