| 词汇 | example_english_sheer-coincidence |
| 释义 | sheer coincidencecollocation in Englishmeanings of sheerand coincidenceThese words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or, see other collocations with coincidence. sheer adjective uk /ʃɪər/ us /ʃɪr/ used to emphasize how very great, important, or powerful a quality or feeling is; ... See more at sheer coincidence noun uk /kəʊˈɪn.sɪ.dəns/ us /koʊˈɪn.sɪ.dəns/ an occasion when two or more similar things happen at the same time, especially in a way that is unlikely ... See more at coincidence Examples of sheer coincidenceThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. This could naturally be a matter of sheercoincidence. This sort of correspondence is expected on an embodied account, whereas it is sheercoincidence if cognition is based on abstract symbols stripped of perceptual qualities. By sheercoincidence, a farmer friend of mine has just returned from there and has told me about this work. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 By sheercoincidence, inspection was my next point. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 By sheercoincidence we got what we wanted, which meant that others did not get what they wanted. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Yet when she became the chairperson, by sheercoincidence, she decided that the strategy was acceptable and proceeded to defend it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is sheercoincidence that the exercise took place a month before a genuine outbreak, but coincidence it is. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is it just sheercoincidence that every time there was a prospect of a negotiated peace an incident would be created? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The sheercoincidence of the writer meeting up with his scripts in another country at random could only be described as serendipity. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Chandra shows no interest, but by sheercoincidence loses one of her male workers at that moment. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Want to learn more? Go to the definition of sheer Go to the definition of coincidence See other collocations with coincidence |
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