sheer drop
Example Sentences
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While it’s mostly a sheer drop from the U.N. grounds to the water, there’s a Coast Guard cutter capable of breaking ice that’s moored at a makeshift dock.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 21, 2022
The glacier straddles the ridge between two mountains, creating a gushing waterfall with a sheer drop into the lagoon below.
From Washington Post • Jul. 15, 2022
The company profited from the fracking boom but between Covid-19 and the sheer drop in the price of oil this spring it was highly leveraged and slashed expenses to remain solvent.
From The Guardian • Oct. 20, 2020
I crawled up it and found a sheer drop facing the inaccessible summit.
From The New Yorker • Dec. 16, 2019
It seemed at first there was a sheer drop down to the sands, but once you leant over the rail, you could see zigzagging footpaths leading you down the cliff-face to the seafront.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
