sake

Example Sentences

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Ours is an age not only of cultural backsliding but also of people uprooting themselves for the sake of safety and reinvention.

From Salon • May 20, 2026

It requires extreme faith in the opposite catcher, as much as it does for the individual flipping multiple times over — they even recorded the groundbreaking stunt for posterity’s sake, along with other home videos.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Cracks in the façade of industry collaboration for the sake of humanity have been exposed before.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

It is hard to picture many people arguing against rules prohibiting fraud in the same way they might object to limits on their freedom for the sake of creativity.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

“Yeah. Like, you’d come spend the night at my place. Then we could do the observation together. It would be totally safe and chaperoned by my dad. An important outing for the sake of science.”

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy