Bow
Bow verb - To cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control).
Sheer
Sheer verb - To depart abruptly from a straight line or course.
Usage example: the car sheered to avoid hitting the dog
Both words in one sentence
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The magical bow Zelda/Sheik uses for their Light Arrow Final Smash counts too, between the sheer size of the bow and its effect.
Source: BFG -
He never uses it except to threaten but just the sheer havoc it wreaks by putting it on the bow shows a sample of what it can do.
Source: Literature / Ramayana -
On top of this, the bow is so powerful that the arrows tend to shatter into flaming shrapnel from the sheer stress of acceleration.
Source: Flechette Storm
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