sacrifice
Example Sentences
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Gregor had thrown himself entirely into his job, sacrificing any life beyond it so his family could survive.
These juice and smoothie spots prove you don’t have to sacrifice taste to get a healthy dose of greens.
From Los Angeles Times
Talankin, who fled his home — first for Turkey, then the Czech Republic — is, for the moment, no longer “Mr. Nobody,” but as Borenstein notes, “He sacrificed his whole life to do this.”
From Los Angeles Times
Last offseason, the market for star third baseman Alex Bregman was softer than he had anticipated, in part because any team that signed him was forced to sacrifice a coveted draft pick.
“I can work on a lot of hotels without sacrificing the quality and the imagination,” he said.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
