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

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

I do not know, but I know that I am very glad it is not quite so easy to sell one's soul at one bargain as fairy-tales make out!

From A Great Emergency and Other Tales by Ewing, Juliana Horatia Gatty

"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