Examples of 'was sheer' in a sentence

Meaning of "was sheer"

was sheer: This phrase is used to emphasize the extreme or pure nature of something, often indicating that it was complete or total in a particular quality or aspect

How to use "was sheer" in a sentence

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was sheer
It was sheer malice to bring this man here.
Buying that dress was sheer extravagance.
It was sheer excitement on stage and in the crowd.
Leaving the children alone was sheer thoughtlessness.
You mean it was sheer coincidence that it was sabotaged.
That bit about time was sheer poetry.
This was sheer genius on your part.
Watching her from afar was sheer torture.
It was sheer luck they found out.
The look on their faces was sheer terror.
The rest was sheer desire to kill.
My first reaction to her response was sheer frustration.
It was sheer determination to make life better for themselves.
The look on her face was sheer terror.
It was sheer will power on the part of the team.

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But still it was sheer imbecility.
It was sheer hell for a few months.
I made love to a woman tonight that was sheer perfection.
This was sheer hyperbole on her part.
But what cleared it was sheer adrenaline.
It was sheer hell for a few minutes.
What he did was sheer stupidity.
Making love with him was sheer.
His stroke was sheer providence.
It was sheer luck that he survived that blast in the tavern.
What happened next was sheer bedlam.
It was sheer luck they missed.
Her childbirth labour was sheer agony.
It was sheer luck we found you.
Your braised pike was sheer poetry.
It was sheer altruism on my part.
What you did the other day was sheer beauty.
It was sheer agony at first sight.
Well for a while it was sheer bliss.
It was sheer bad luck.
This entire conversation was sheer madness.
That was sheer luck.
His reception as king was sheer mockery.
It was sheer joy for him.
Meeting him was sheer chance.
And it was sheer luck that we chanced on a property like this.
That trip was sheer hell.
It was sheer luck that you two were in the same place.
This guy was sheer genius.
It was sheer good fortune that we were given independence without bloodshed.
And all you had was sheer analytical genius.
The first time you escaped from me was sheer luck.
My reply was sheer genius.
For me to get out into the mountains was sheer pleasure.
Once again it was sheer madness on stage and in the pits.

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