Lose
Lose verb - To be unable to find or have at hand.
Rings
Rings noun - Gymnastic apparatus consisting of a pair of heavy metal circles (usually covered with leather) suspended by ropes; used for gymnastic exercises.
Both words in one sentence
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Last Chance Hit Point: Upon taking a hit at zero rings, you will first lose your partner for a while instead of dying.
Source: Video Game / Knuckles' Chaotix -
Get hit once, and you lose all of your rings - even if you manage to get 99 rings in the tube - get hit again, you lose a life.
Source: Video Game / Sonic Labyrinth -
In Shadow the Hedgehog, the ring counter functions more like a typical life bar: You lose 10 rings instead of all of them when struck.
Source: Hit Points aka: Hit Point
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