sheer

[ʃɪr]

Definition:
1. Turn sharply; change direction abruptly.
2. Cause to sheer.
3. Complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers.
4. Not mixed with extraneous elements.
5. Straight up or down without a break.
6. Directly.

Use 'sheer' in a sentence:

1. He succeeds by dint of sheer hard work.
2. It would be sheer insanity to attempt the trip in such bad weather.
3. I was overwhelmed by the sheer quantity of information available.
4. The sheer futility of it all exasperates her.
5. Her mind sheered away from images she did not wish to dwell on.
6. For me, the holiday was sheer unadulterated pleasure.
7. The concert was sheer delight.
8. Getting up at four o'clock every morning is sheer purgatory.
9. There was a sheer drop of fifty metres to the rocks below.
10. The ground dropped sheer away at our feet.
11. Men who use steroids are motivated by sheer vanity.
12. I started to eat too much out of sheer boredom.
13. The sheer size of the cathedral is a constant reminder of the power of religion.
14. They won the argument by sheer weight of numbers.
15. You might be in for a shock at the sheer hard work involved.
16. For sheer luxury, this hotel takes some beating.
17. The interview was sheer torture from start to finish.
18. Sheer weight of numbers secured them the victory.
19. He refused to attend out of sheer perversity.
20. It was her sheer persistence that wore them down in the end.
21. By sheer luck nobody was hurt in the explosion.
22. He had given up attending lectures out of sheer boredom.
23. Sheer chance quite often plays an important part in sparking off an idea.
24. We were impressed by the sheer size of the cathedral.
25. I only agreed out of sheer desperation.
26. We were overwhelmed by the sheer immensity of the task.
27. It's sheer lunacy driving in such weather.
28. His music is sheer delight.
29. It would be sheer madness to trust a man like that.
30. It was not until morning that the sheer scale of the damage could be seen.
31. The cliffs rise sheer from the beach.
32. The second goal was sheer wizardry.
33. Outside there was a sheer drop down to the sea below.
34. There was a sheer drop just outside my window.
35. They had survived by sheer determination.
36. She earned her grades through sheer hard work.
37. He maintained order by sheer force of personality.
38. He controlled himself by sheer force of will.
39. Swimming on a hot day is sheer bliss.
40. The sheer physical effort had exacted a heavy price.
41. How can you ignore the sheer weight of medical opinion?