sell one's soul

Example Sentences

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But, no, that is not enough to sell one’s soul.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2023

Nothing is more idle than to sell one's soul for a mess of pottage; for the pottage is not worth the price.

From The Life Radiant by Whiting, Lilian

"One would gladly sell one's soul," he writes, "for the pleasure of seeing the warm evening sky, and the streams and pools reflecting the darkly mournful sunset."

From Swan Song by Fell, Marian

Really one might sell one's soul to the devil for the pleasure of looking at the warm evening sky, the pools and the rivulets reflecting the sad, languid sunset….

From Letters of Anton Chekhov by Garnett, Constance

Better perish of want than sell one's soul for the sustenance of his body.

From Silver Pitchers: and Independence A Centennial Love Story by Alcott, Louisa May