- present tense form of sacrifice (3rd person singular).
sacrifices
Example Sentences
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"The cost that Ukraine has had to pay is extraordinarily high. Sacrifices have been far too great. We know that there will be difficult days and weeks and years ahead."
From Reuters • Feb. 20, 2023
Along with photos of the families, “All the Sacrifices You’ve Made” also holds historical pieces, like tools and old advertising posters.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 13, 2022
Sacrifices come in different hues — purgative, nihilistic — but some of the most memorable involve a greater love in which characters selflessly lay down their lives for others.
From New York Times • Oct. 23, 2018
Sacrifices made by Rice and former Clinton administration secretary of state Madeleine K. Albright, who also spoke, “transcend who we are,” Flynn said, calling for extra rounds of applause for both.
From Washington Post • Jan. 10, 2017
“You’re right, Frank Zhang. Sacrifices must be made.”
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
