sheer

Example Sentences

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"I was shocked by the scope of what I was seeing in these videos, especially the sheer number of products that these girls were using," Hales told AFP.

From Barron's

With the 65+ share of the population already at 15% and rising, the sheer scale of this cohort is reshaping the economy’s center of gravity.

From Barron's

Reacting to the leak in the Politics Live studio, BBC political editor Chris Mason said: "The sheer absurdity of reading out something the chancellor has not yet announced in the Commons is mind-blowing".

From BBC

One provision stands out for its sheer effrontery.

From The Wall Street Journal

"It's the sheer amount of time people off the playing surface are interjecting, or being asked to interject, that's making the games at times a bit of a mess."

From BBC