But the work is also purely American in its sonorities, its syncopations that hint at jazz, and its sheer boldness.

The scene is so portentous, so monumental, that I nearly switched sides-the sheer boldness was seductive.

Lone-handed, terse in his orders, this challenger had cowed four men through sheer boldness.

Others disagree, and some experts applaud the move for its sheer boldness.

These touches often succeed through their sheer boldness, as well as the comedy that runs through many of his most ambitious works.

One cannot resist being carried along by the sheer boldness of the charge, and the brilliance and élan of its execution.

Devereaux, once again, was struck by the Hawk's sheer boldness.

This dome is a wonder of man's sheer boldness in creativity and a product of the awe-inspiring Kubla Khan, but it also functions as a metaphor for the conscious mind.

The sheer boldness of this music is sometimes shattering in effect.

With sheer boldness, they had invaded the police commissioner's car, to cover its two occupants.