sacrifice
Example Sentences
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JD has logistics credibility, but its push raises questions about how much profit it will sacrifice for relevance in local services.
From Barron's • May 23, 2026
The fruit of that sacrifice was the historic Voting Rights Act of 1965.
From Slate • May 22, 2026
That is not the kind of sacrifice the age needs, and this is not that kind of series.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
While that was news to most people, including its host, everyone watching the merger of CBS’s parent company, Paramount Global, and David Ellison’s Skydance, must have assumed its completion would require some blood sacrifice.
From Salon • May 21, 2026
Much against her will, Jo at length consented to sacrifice a day to Mrs. Grundy, and help her sister through what she regarded as ‘a nonsensical business’.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
Vocabulary lists containing sacrifice
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