Fly
Fly verb - To move through the air with or as if with outstretched wings.
Sheer
Sheer verb - To change one's course or direction.
Mutual synonyms
Common collocations
| wings | fly wings | sheer wings |
Both words in one sentence
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And Yukimitsu, all that he had is ability to deduce possible pass route on the fly and sheer determination, and that's all.
Source: Manga / Eyeshield 21 - Some of the best examples of this are any time Naruto (the Performer) wins a fight through making up moves on the fly and sheer hard-headedness, or the victories Shikamaru (the Technician) accrues through strategy and his mastery of shadow-manipulation binding techniques.
Source: Technician vs. Performer -
Similarly, the two who wished to fly in one game had "beaten" Calypso in a previous installment through sheer virtue of being so simple-minded: they wished for new tires for their monster truck, because it wore them out very quickly.
Source: Literal Genie
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