Lose
Sunk
Sunk adjective - Facing certain defeat, disaster, or death.
Both words in one sentence
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The Americans would lose over 2,400 men, with 19 ships sunk or damaged in the battle and nearly 200 aircraft destroyed.
Source: Airstrike Impossible - Thus, the infamously Troubled Production did, indeed, lose money at the box office; this was one of at least three major films that sunk Kevin Costner's A-list status in the mid 90's (Wyatt Earp and The Postman were the others).
Source: Box Office Bomb / S Through Z
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