Little
Little adjective - Having relatively little height.
Sheer and little are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sheer" instead an adjective "Little".
Nearby Word: littleness
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Unlucky Childhood Friend: Yumi, although she manages to turn the tide through sheer perseverance and a little alcohol.
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For a time, Emond's Field in The Wheel of Time became this trope, fighting off way more Trollocs than it had any right to using little more than skilled archers and a sheer stubborn refusal to lose.
Source: Undefeatable Little Village -
While he points out himself that determination is no substitute for ability he lacks, he manages to climb to the highest rank of Sand Masters by sheer stubborness, then survives being buried under a metre of sand with sheer willpower and protects his remaining people with little more than zeal.
Source: Determinator / Comic Books
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