"Sheer disbelief" means a feeling of complete and utter astonishment or shock, when something is so surprising or unbelievable that it's hard to accept or comprehend.
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Sentences with «sheer disbelief»
- If I laughed or smiled at all it was in sheer disbelief of what I was witnessing. (lights-camera-jackson.com)
- Sheffner expressed sheer disbelief at the possibility that an attorney who blogs as a hobby and has no official involvement in a matter could be liable for violating ethics rules by offering analysis in an ongoing matter. (legalblogwatch.typepad.com)
- To this day, I don't know whether to laugh, to cry or hide my head in embarassment and sheer disbelief. (everydayfamily.com)
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