On a sheerly technical plane, the projections used for the backgrounds were very effective, particularly in the third act, where a sunset faded most convincingly.
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Sheerly
Synonyms for "sheerly" (11 found)
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6 entriessheerly accidentalsheerly ambitioussheerly coincidentalsheerly impossiblesheerly obvioussheerly unnecessary
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The pit dropped sheerly from my feet, but a little way along, the rubbish afforded a practicable slope to the summit of the ruins.
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