Rises
Sinks
Both words in one sentence
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Hafgufa is the biggest creature in the sea, rises and sinks at fixed intervals, and while it stays at the surface, it looks like an island or a rock.
Source: Kraken and Leviathan -
At a certain point in what had previously been more or less an illustrated text adventure, the player is confronted with a pool of lava, with a stepping stone that rises and sinks into the lava rapidly.
Source: Luck-Based Mission - Typing "xyzzy" in the right place produces an exquisitely purple paragraph where the Leviathan rises, scrutinizes the protagonist for a seeming eternity, and sinks back below the waves.
Source: BLAM / Interactive Fiction
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