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Meanings of sheer in English
Portuguese
perpendicularmente Synonyms
Examples for "perpendicularly"
Examples for "perpendicularly"
1
The attack from to-leeward is to be made perpendicularly in line ahead.
2
The crew were glad to note that it now hung almost perpendicularly.
3
Some of them fall from a great height perpendicularly into the sea.
4
It seemed hideous and abnormal to stand mid-way against a perpendicularly-rushing torrent.
5
Near the fort, a waterfall precipitates itself perpendicularly down a narrow ravine.
So thin as to transmit light.
Related terms
Complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers.
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Usage of sheer in English
1
That proved impossible given the sheer scale of the private residential market.
2
Perhaps, by sheer nerve and animal cunning, you'll survive for a year.
3
Today, BGI still claims to lead the world in sheer sequencing capacity.
4
The sheer amount of power she must have used was staggering .
5
But the sheer number of cases is causing delays in the courts.
6
Asad listened in relieved amazement; Rosamund caught her breath in sheer dismay.
7
But the sheer ambition of these works demand an almost physical attention.
8
First, there's the sheer quantity of Chinese-made products on the U.S. market.
9
And over and over by sheer personal power, he created this miracle:
10
Several times the road winds along the base of sheer forty-foot precipices.
11
That market is now booming, driven by a sheer weight of money.
12
Its sheer simplicity and egalitarian nature means it is available to all.
13
There were times when technical ability and sheer courage were not enough.
14
At last it fell in under the sheer weight of the blows.
15
Alabama missed 17 free throws, but sheer volume made all the difference.
16
The sheer number of boys in some schools must make it difficult.
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Sheer through the time
Sheer across language varieties
Australia
Common
Ireland
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United Kingdom
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