sheer madness

Frequency: 8.218.1 per million words

Used to emphasize the scale and completeness of the foolishness.

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Examples (10)

  • It's sheer madness to go walking in weather like this.
  • Quitting your job without another one lined up is sheer madness.
  • The project was completed in a state of sheer madness and coffee-fueled nights.
  • Driving that fast on such narrow, winding roads is nothing short of sheer madness.
  • Some critics argued that the government's new tax policy was sheer madness.
  • To attempt the mountain climb without proper equipment would be sheer madness.
  • The crowd's reaction at the concert was sheer madness as everyone rushed the stage.
  • It seemed like sheer madness to build a luxury hotel so close to the cliff edge.
  • Trying to fix the high-voltage engine while it's still running is sheer madness.
  • Selling the rare family heirloom for such a low price was considered sheer madness.