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'sacrifice' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'sacrifice' with 9 example sentences.


sacrifice noun

: the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.

: personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective)

: a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value

: the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity

: (baseball) an out that advances the base runners

sacrifice verb

: endure the loss of

: kill or destroy

: sell at a loss

: make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals


  • The politicians sacrifice human lives for the benefit of the economy.
  • This bull will be sacrificed tomorrow evening.
  • After many sacrifices we have finally reached our goal.
  • The soldier sacrificed himself to save his friend's life.
  • They killed a goat as a sacrifice to God.
  • She sacrificed her career for her family.
  • We've already made so many sacrifices.
  • Would it be ethical to sacrifice one person to save many?
  • They made many sacrifices to get their own house.
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