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Meanings of sheer weariness in English

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Usage of sheer weariness in English
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From sheer weariness, however, she had at last fallen into a doze.
Miss Ludington's Sister
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Then from sheer weariness-grief'sbest friend-hetoo fell into a light sleep.
The Romance of Zion Chapel [3d ed.]
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The plaster remained on until, weeks afterward, it fell off from sheer weariness.
In Africa: Hunting Adventures in the Big Game Country
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Arthur was too exhausted to argue, and from sheer weariness consented.
The Magician
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Dinah slept at last from sheer weariness, and forgot her troubles.
Greatheart
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Perhaps they wept for sheer weariness after sitting encamped for hours on their baggage.
The Soul of the War
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Childe Harold, the sure of foot, actually stumbled, out of sheer weariness of limb.
The Shuttle
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He dimly remembered his promise to Ethel, but his lids drooped with sheer weariness.
The House of the Vampire
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Finally, from sheer weariness, I fell into a deep slumber, which lasted until daylight.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 45, July, 1861 / A Magazine...
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Then in sheer weariness the anger died within his soul, leaving but ashes and despair.
The Quest of the Silver Fleece: A Novel
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From sheer weariness they fell asleep at the oar.
A Book of Discovery / The History of the World's Exploration, Fr...
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Perhaps after a week or two I shall take to science out of sheer weariness.
Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 2
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She was thankful to occupy her mind and at night to sleep from sheer weariness.
The Top of the World
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I have felt my muscles crack, I have dropped like a log from sheer weariness.
Castle Nowhere
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After breakfast Genevieve had fallen asleep, through sheer weariness.
The Paternoster Ruby
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Once on a steep shale, he fell and rolled ten feet out of sheer weariness.
The Rules of the Game
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