sheer horror
Frequency: 7.512.0 per million words
Used to emphasize the strength of the feeling of horror.
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Examples (10)
- The discovery filled him with sheer horror.
- She stared at the scene in sheer horror.
- A cry of sheer horror escaped her lips.
- The news sent shivers of sheer horror down his spine.
- He recounts the events with sheer horror in his voice.
- The images on screen brought forth sheer horror from the audience.
- It was a moment of sheer horror when the bridge collapsed.
- To his sheer horror, the door slowly creaked open.
- The thought of repeating the ordeal filled them with sheer horror.
- She watched in sheer horror as the car spun out of control.