Fall
Fall verb - To go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily.
Sheer
Sheer verb - To change one's course or direction.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Steele accidentally causes himself to fall off a very high cliff while fighting with Balto but survives likely due to hitting several ledges on the way down instead of a sheer drop.
Source: Western Animation / Balto -
He's known to fall asleep in class out of sheer boredom, but he's capable of solving a Rubik's cube in the time it takes to say the alphabet from A to F.
Source: Brilliant, but Lazy -
Much is made about the problem (no climbing gear, the one and only flier that got him there is now destroyed), and the sheer height of the fall.
Source: Soft Water
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