Hit
Hit verb - To deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner.
Nearby Word: hitting
Managed
Both words in one sentence
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During the NATO operations in the former Yugoslavia, two F-117 stealth aircraft were lost (one was shot down; one was hit and managed to return to base, but never flew again).
Source: Rock Beats Laser - While he managed a Top 10 hit as a duet with Ariana Grande's "Love Me Harder", it wasn't seen as his hit.
Source: Breakthrough Hit -
During the Battle Off Samar, the USS Johnston managed to land a crippling hit onto the Japanese Heavy Cruiser Kumano completely taking it out of the battle with just one torpedo hit.
Source: One-Hit Kill
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