sacrifice

Example Sentences

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"A chief constable has been sacrificed not for gross misconduct in public office but for doing his job."

From BBC

The trees felled to produce them may be said to have been sacrificed in a worthy cause.

From The Wall Street Journal

I do not currently have the funds for renovations, so completing them would require time and financial sacrifice.

From MarketWatch

“This is a character who pushes his body to the limit and sacrifices enormous parts of himself at great personal cost to his body and soul,” Hiddleston says of Jonathan.

From Los Angeles Times

For their sacrifice, the victorious players and their families are afforded some enormous perks.

From The Wall Street Journal