sheer force

Frequency: 6.87.1 per million words

used to emphasize the size or amount of force

forceADJECTIVE + NOUN

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sheer

Examples (10)

  • He lifted the boulder through sheer force alone.
  • The door finally gave way under the sheer force of the impact.
  • She used her sheer force of personality to keep the family together.
  • The hurricane hit the coast with sheer force.
  • The argument carried the day through sheer force of logic.
  • Security dispersed the crowd by sheer force.
  • The gate was bent inward by the sheer force of the collision.
  • We will break through by sheer force if negotiations fail.
  • Can you hold the line against such sheer force?
  • He just muscled it open with sheer force.