All 7 Uses of
sheer
in
Heart of Darkness
- They swore aloud together—out of sheer fright, I believe—then pretending not to know anything of my existence, turned back to the station.†
Chpt 2
- Of course, a fool, what with sheer fright and fine sentiments, is always safe.†
Chpt 2
- The sheer unexpectedness of it made my hair stir under my cap.†
Chpt 2 *
- I sheered her well inshore—the water being deepest near the bank, as the sounding-pole informed me.†
Chpt 2 *
- The thin smoke had blown away, we were clear of the snag, and looking ahead I could see that in another hundred yards or so I would be free to sheer off, away from the bank; but my feet felt so very warm and wet that I had to look down.†
Chpt 2
- My dear boys, what can you expect from a man who out of sheer nervousness had just flung overboard a pair of new shoes.†
Chpt 2
- The fact is I was completely unnerved by a sheer blank fright, pure abstract terror, unconnected with any distinct shape of physical danger.†
Chpt 3
Definitions:
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(sheer as in: a sheer blouse) typically of fabric: very thin and delicate -- often transparent
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(sheer as in: sheer to the left) change direction; or to cause such a change of direction -- usually abruptly