Lose
Lose verb - To be unable to find or have at hand.
Pulls
Both words in one sentence
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Domain Tnemrot - Angel pulls this off single-handed, but she's clearly shown to be bleeding and later pages imply she was trying to lose.
Source: Bare-Handed Blade Block -
Good Old Fisticuffs: The Joker tries to take Batman on this way, but when he starts to lose he pulls a knife and promptly gets taken down.
Source: Video Game / Batman: Vengeance - Subverted at the very end, after she pulls a Big Damn Heroes right when the Athenians were about to lose the sea battle against the Persians.
Source: Unintentionally Unsympathetic
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Lose & Pulls. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/lose/pulls>.
Pulls or Lose. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/lose/pulls.
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