Instead of sheer height, though, their most notable attributes were their wide coverage and prolonged duration.

The sheer height of the trees expose what has become of land once occupied by numerous buildings.

But mainly, our problem was the sheer height of our start.

The sheer height of the Dutchman's ship forces the staging into a major miscalculation.

Perhaps more striking than the span, however, is the sheer height of the arch.

Up on either side rose the great straight cliffs, grim and forbidding, till the eye grew dizzy with trying to measure their sheer height.

Close at hand, the sheer height and mass of the frozen cliffs overwhelmed him.

Dominating the scene was Quentin Langley, by sheer height, if nothing else.

Just two days later, many road users admitted to being frightened by the sheer height of the trucks.

The little courtyard itself was tight and beautiful; the sheer height of its brick walls caught me off guard.