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sacrifice

Definition for sacrifice

noun as in loss

verb as in give up, let go

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Example Sentences

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Being responsive to voter concerns doesn’t have to mean sacrificing core values, but it does require new approaches when the old ways aren’t working.

For decades, football sold us the idea that greatness came through sacrifice and humility.

From BBC

Far right activist and Turning Point leader Jack Posobiec was among the most fiery speakers, shouting that “Charlie Kirk died for all of you!” and declaring that “Western Civilization was saved through Charlie’s sacrifice.”

From Salon

The sacrifice of aesthetics is the price of security.

From BBC

In Homer’s “The Odyssey,” for instance, a bridge to the spirit world is reached only after a complex series of sacrifices and offerings — a potent mix of sweet wine and the blood of a lamb.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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