have sheered
- present perfect of sheer.
Example Sentences
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So I rewired it but somehow I must have sheered into one of the wires so that one of the live wires got attached to a metal plate and the whole amp was live.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 27, 2013
It was a question that, in the past, he would have sheered away from as a horse shies from an obstacle intruding on a pleasant road.
From Treasure and Trouble Therewith A Tale of California by Bonner, Geraldine
"May not some crippled ship of our own have sheered from the line, and been left by us, unknowingly, on that side?"
From The Two Admirals by Cooper, James Fenimore
Many of the boats were shattered or sunk, while those in the rear, seeing the state of things, appear to have sheered off.
From A Half-Century of Conflict - Volume II by Parkman, Francis
Edward with Manston's repulses would have sheered off at the outset, as he did afterwards.
From Desperate Remedies by Hardy, Thomas
