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sacrifice

Definition for sacrifice

noun as in loss

verb as in give up, let go

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Example Sentences

Their skull-shaped body may represent Mictlantecuhtli, the Aztec Lord of the Underworld, and the iconic screaming sound may have prepared human sacrifices for their mythological descent into Mictlan, the Aztec underworld.

He sacrificed his body on the play and needed several moments to recapture his breath before slowly making his way to the sideline, where he was briefly checked in the blue medical tent.

Abul Rizvi, a former government official who shaped Australia's skilled migration policy, says the "underfunded" sector has "long been chasing tuition revenue from overseas students and sacrificing learning integrity in the process".

From BBC

The production makes real their complicated friendship without sacrificing the aesthetic nature of Beckett’s universe.

“You are sacrificed for the good of the wider community.”

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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