Break
Break verb - To depart abruptly from a straight line or course.
Usage example: the running back broke to his left before running out of bounds
Sheer
Sheer verb - To depart abruptly from a straight line or course.
Usage example: the car sheered to avoid hitting the dog
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- BlazBlue: Hazama/Terumi doesn't always try to break people in order to further his own maniacal ends, but just as often, if not even more so, simply does it for the sheer hell of it.
Source: Break Them by Talking -
The older sister looks desperate, now has red eyes and it seems she's about to break free with sheer force.
Source: Horror Hunger -
All while the sheer force of the strike she blocked caused the roof tiles around her to break.
Source: Anime / The Animatrix
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