sheer
adjective
transparently thin; diaphanous, as some fabrics.
has sheered
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present perfectof sheer (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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In another second she has sheered round; and then the great spinnaker bulges out with the breeze, and away she goes up the river again.
From Macleod of Dare by William Black
The appearance upon the scene of Number 1 has sheered Number 2 off in a deadly huff, which, under the circumstances, it was bound to do.
From Fordham's Feud by Bertram Mitford
“The enemy has sheered off, sir, and is making all sail to the southward,” he exclaimed, in a hurried tone.
From Paul Gerrard The Cabin Boy by William Henry Giles Kingston
"One of the nuts has sheered in the differential shaft."
From Capricious Caroline by Effie Adelaide Rowlands
Instead, the Condor has sheered wide from the land; and, in all probability, will not again sight it till she’s bearing up to Panama Bay.
From The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea by Mayne Reid
