sacrifice
Example Sentences
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This is taking place through long-term customer agreements that may sacrifice extreme profit upside in the near term in exchange for a pricing floor over an extended stretch.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 26, 2026
"It influenced me a lot because nothing is given in life. You have to work for things, you have to sacrifice a lot to get where you sometimes get your goal."
From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026
The Dodgers tacked on three more runs, on a sacrifice fly and an RBI double from Alex Freeland, and a solo homer from Mookie Betts.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2026
And if something is kind, relatively simple and requires no monetary sacrifice or time commitment, why wouldn’t someone do it?
From Salon • Jun. 13, 2026
Though I knew they’d make the sacrifice, I couldn’t let them sell any more cows for me.
From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola
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