- present participle of sacrifice.
sacrificing
Example Sentences
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If Elon Musk helped pay down the debt by sacrificing the entirety of his nearly $1 trillion net worth—itself a mind-boggling sum—it would barely make a dent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Here’s where to have an exceptional dinner in L.A. without sacrificing your budget.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
Micron’s wide portfolio, from high-bandwidth memory to storage, has also given it “the luxury of growth without sacrificing profitability,” Weathers added.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
With those adjustments, the team successfully produced cemented carbide through AM without sacrificing its hardness.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
On and on he went, telling me how Central High’s students were suffering and sacrificing the reputation of their nationally acclaimed school because we had come there.
From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals
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