sacrificial
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Sacrificial graves have been found containing livestock from Northern Scotland at the site, suggesting it may have been a place of pilgrimage during the Neolithic Age.
From BBC • Dec. 12, 2023
Sacrificial offerings to parents and other ancestors after their death, for example, cultivate filial piety.
From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022
You couldn’t find a seat when Suitt and the Sacrificial Poets held open mic events for teenagers in Chapel Hill, she said.
From Washington Times • Jan. 24, 2021
Sacrificial animals are being sold at hundreds of locations across the country.
From Washington Post • Sep. 10, 2016
“No, thank you,” I said, without even looking at her, because I would not dress myself up just so I could be dropped, headfirst, into the Sacrificial Pit of Never-Ending Agony.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
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