Falls
Falls noun - A steep descent of the water of a river.
Raises
Both words in one sentence
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He raises his arm, everyone gasps, anticipating another comeback, but his arm then falls back down as he is now dead for good.
Source: Film / The Quick and the Dead - The sequel raises the level of duplicity even higher but arguably falls into Narm territory.
Source: Paranoia Fuel / Video Games - During the Smith Brothers boss fight in Sunset Riders, whichever brother dies last raises his hands, mutters "That was a bang", and then falls from his platform... before blowing himself up.
Source: Great Way to Go
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