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"a sheer" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe something that is very thin, almost transparent, and delicate. Example sentence: The curtains were made of a sheer, white fabric that let the moonlight stream in.
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"They're a sheer pleasure," he said.
Reading this was a sheer enjoyment.
A sheer lack of other options.
skirt appeared with a sheer navy shirt.
"There's a sheer business need for it.
Install a sheer curtain for privacy.
Every dip-in is a sheer delight.
This is a sheer rewriting of the case.
But aim for a sheer sleeve rather than a sheer flank.
Manhattan, the vertical city, greets newcomers as a sheer rockface.
That is a sheer tabloid instinct, in a broadsheet world.
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