sheer
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile, the sheer amount of data centers seeking to connect to the grid has lately threatened to overwhelm the system.
The sheer volume and velocity of information pose an existential threat to any would-be authoritarian project.
From Salon
Colombian singer Karol G wowed fashionistas with a sea foam green sheer dress that hugged her curves.
From Barron's
"Naval warfare is technological. You cannot overwhelm an area with 'meat'," Pletenchuk says, using the term to refer to the sheer number of soldiers at Russia's disposal.
From BBC
I see one man, a respected linguist, throw his mug in the lake from sheer frustration.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
