sacrifice
Example Sentences
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“There are a lot of people who say we are going to be the sacrifice zone again,” said Jennifer Kalt, executive director of the Humboldt Bay Waterkeeper, an environmental nonprofit.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian earlier claimed that more than 14 million Iranians had "so far registered to sacrifice their lives to defend Iran".
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
You earned it, with a lifetime of planning and, probably, not a small amount of sacrifice.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
Easter centers on themes of sacrifice, resurrection and redemption.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
All the wisdom of Mimir’s well was his, and the wisdom he had gained from hanging from the world-tree, a sacrifice to himself.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
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