Which should you use, shear offsheer? To shear off means to cut off or break off. To sheer off means to deviate from a course.
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The ship sheared off to the left.
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The ship sheered off to the left.
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In the story, the dragon sheered off the top of the mountain.
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In the story, the dragon sheared off the top of the mountain.
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