Honor
Honor verb - To show appreciation, respect, or affection for (someone) with a public celebration.
Sunk
Sunk adjective - Facing certain defeat, disaster, or death.
Both words in one sentence
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Honor Before Reason: Admiral Roebuck and the Defense Secretary mull their course of action after the Devonshire is apparently sunk by the Chinese, and insist on a full retaliation even as M is actively protesting that they don't have all the facts.
Source: Film / Tomorrow Never Dies
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