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Definition
complete or pure — without restriction, qualification, or other elements (used for emphasis)
- Her first surge of relief soon died away, and her thoughts, numbed by the sheer terror of pursuit, began to stir again in hopeless circles.p. 189.1
sheer = complete
- Over and over, hour after hour, the men moved, hauling the ship by the sheer force of straining muscle and gasping breath.p. 21.5
sheer = pure (used for emphasis)
There are no more uses of "sheer" in The Witch of Blackbird Pond.
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