Sentence examples for slightly sheer from inspiring English sources

The sheets need an immediate upgrade — though all-cotton, they are slightly sheer and have a cheap summer-rental feel that is at odds with the rest of Mr. Ortega's refined design.

My son and I have also enlisted in the race to raise money for an organization called Zero, which is dedicated to fighting prostate cancer, a charitable ambition that alleviates slightly the sheer narcissism of the training.

A brownish pink with a sheer, slightly shiny finish, for all occasions.

At the opposite extreme, but still with that balance of contemporary design and superb craft, was a slim V-neck tunic dress in black wool crepe extending slightly over a sheer basket-weave hem.

For a family show, it was as lovingly gay as Liberace doing Vegas with Danny La Rue in support, and I found my panto indifference thawing ever so slightly at the sheer molly-tinged madness of it all.

To call Sarri a genius would be slightly insulting; the sheer amount of graft, study and sacrifice needed to propel him to this point – as detailed in full by Rory Smith for the New York Times – simply exhausts the brain.

Every 3 4 days, medium was changed and neurospheres were sheered slightly to prevent large aggregations.

There was no wind at Sloat, but the largest waves were feathering slightly anyway, from the sheer volume of water they threw forth as they broke.

It seems like only yesterday that we entered these doors for the first time, wide eyed and feeling slightly intimidated by the sheer size of this place.

The close-combat weapons worked well and though they felt slightly tempered by the sheer speed of the infected hordes – which seemed faster moving than those in the original game – proved a satisfying addition.

Late night, travel-frazzled and slightly daunted by the sheer scale of Manhattan, a shouting match on the sidewalk as suitcases are hurled at a doorman is not exactly "Have a nice day" personified.