Kills
Miss
Miss verb - To fail to attend.
Both words in one sentence
- Oh, they'll accidentally set off explosions and laser beams and falling debris that kills off everyone around them, especially people trying to kill them; but it will miss them every time.
Source: The Fool / Western Animation -
It's also got loads of references to Blink-and-You-Miss-It moments such as Patroclus being stabbed in the back before Hector kills him.
Source: Literature / Song of Achilles - If you don't take advantage of Revive Kills Zombie at the very beginning of the battle, you'll miss at least one of them by being forced to swim right past it.
Source: Lost Forever / Role-Playing Game
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