sacrifice
Example Sentences
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On Saturday night, Levu hit a walk-off sacrifice fly to seal UCLA’s comeback 4-3 win over Purdue in the conference tournament quarterfinals.
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026
The fruit of that sacrifice was the historic Voting Rights Act of 1965.
From Slate • May 22, 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
Caregivers also often sacrifice their own jobs by cutting back on work hours, declining promotions or quitting work altogether due to care responsibilities.
From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026
“That is good. Until then, my friends, tell the sun and the stars hello for me. And be strong. This may not be the last sacrifice you must make to stop Gaea.”
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
Vocabulary lists containing sacrifice
Veterans Day Vocabulary
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"The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry
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