"sheer" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

sheer adjetivo

sheer + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 293
sheer number • sheer size • sheer force • sheer cliff • sheer volume • sheer wall • sheer luck • sheer joy • sheer weight • sheer drop • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 63
(15) scale, speed, pace, velocity
Kolokacji: 4
(17) horror, disgust
Kolokacji: 2
(21) frustration, exasperation
Kolokacji: 2
(24) curiosity, wonder
Kolokacji: 2
(28) presence, proximity
Kolokacji: 2
(29) necessity, lack
Kolokacji: 2
(30) hell, mischief
Kolokacji: 2
(32) instinct, talent
Kolokacji: 2
1. sheer instinct = czysty instynkt sheer instinct
  • I think the man is working on sheer instinct.
  • "At those times it's a matter of sheer instinct whether or not you will survive."
  • He was running this operation on sheer instinct, his subconscious in control.
  • He later said it was sheer instinct because "in 99 cases out of 100, you wouldn't throw home."
  • It was almost working, too, but his insistence on a supposed escort kept her mind clear by sheer instinct alone.
  • And sheer instinct rejected the idea that man would ever hurt Janet.
  • Without direction, and probably on sheer instinct, Richard has already taken precipitous action.
  • All was confusion; sheer instinct told him he ought to be someplace else.
  • Joe dropped from sheer instinct, and he was just in time.
  • And sheer instinct made her nod, which evidently was answer enough for him.
2. sheer talent = czysty talent sheer talent
(33) agony, pain, pressure
Kolokacji: 3
(34) scope, range, expanse
Kolokacji: 3
(36) rage, ferocity, fury, violence
Kolokacji: 4
(37) lunacy, insanity, indulgence
Kolokacji: 3
(39) perversity, cussedness
Kolokacji: 2
(41) bravado, spectacle
Kolokacji: 2
(42) arrogance, greed, lust
Kolokacji: 3
(43) luxury, wealth, opulence
Kolokacji: 3
(45) disbelief, magic, ignorance
Kolokacji: 3
(50) drama, poetry
Kolokacji: 2
(51) perfection, top, height
Kolokacji: 3
(52) bluff, hypocrisy
Kolokacji: 2
(53) impact, shock
Kolokacji: 2
(55) physicality, nervousness
Kolokacji: 2
(56) fact, fabrication, invention
Kolokacji: 3
(57) depth, dint, decadence
Kolokacji: 3
(58) muscle, stamina, heft, brawn
Kolokacji: 4
(59) chaos, confusion
Kolokacji: 2
(61) fluke, serendipity
Kolokacji: 2
(62) expense, cost
Kolokacji: 2
(63) grit, courage, bravery
Kolokacji: 3

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