Sacrifice
noun
An act of giving up something valued for the sake of something else regarded as more important or worthy.
We had to make serious sacrifices to fund our kids' education.
Often appears as...
- make sacrifices
- personal sacrifice
noun
An act of slaughtering a person or animal, or surrendering a possession, as an offering to a deity.
Ancient cultures often practiced animal sacrifices.
Often appears as...
- animal sacrifice
- ritual sacrifice
verb
Give up for the sake of other considerations.
Working on the weekends means I have to sacrifice my free time.
Often appears as...
- sacrifice time
- sacrifice health
noun
A destructive act or harmful loss for achieving a goal.
Their victory came at the sacrifice of many brave soldiers.
Often appears as...
- sacrifice of lives
- heroic sacrifice
verb
To sell a product at less than its value to attract customers.
They had to sacrifice their new line of products to compete in the market.
Often appears as...
- sacrifice product
- sacrifice profit
noun
An act of giving up something valued for the sake of something else regarded as more important or worthy.
We had to make serious sacrifices to fund our kids' education.
Often appears as...
- make sacrifices
- personal sacrifice
noun
An act of slaughtering a person or animal, or surrendering a possession, as an offering to a deity.
Ancient cultures often practiced animal sacrifices.
Often appears as...
- animal sacrifice
- ritual sacrifice
verb
Give up for the sake of other considerations.
Working on the weekends means I have to sacrifice my free time.
Often appears as...
- sacrifice time
- sacrifice health
noun
A destructive act or harmful loss for achieving a goal.
Their victory came at the sacrifice of many brave soldiers.
Often appears as...
- sacrifice of lives
- heroic sacrifice
verb
To sell a product at less than its value to attract customers.
They had to sacrifice their new line of products to compete in the market.
Often appears as...
- sacrifice product
- sacrifice profit
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Value Judgment
Used when something precious is given up, showing that something else is considered more vital
She sacrificed her social life to become the top student.
Pro Tip 2/2Emotionally Charged
Often conveys a sense of struggle or regret alongside the decision to give something up.
The entrepreneur's sacrifice of sleep was driven by his passion for the project.
Pro Tip 1/2Value Judgment
Used when something precious is given up, showing that something else is considered more vital
She sacrificed her social life to become the top student.
Pro Tip 2/2Emotionally Charged
Often conveys a sense of struggle or regret alongside the decision to give something up.
The entrepreneur's sacrifice of sleep was driven by his passion for the project.
Pro Tip 1/2Value Judgment
Used when something precious is given up, showing that something else is considered more vital
She sacrificed her social life to become the top student.
Pro Tip 2/2Emotionally Charged
Often conveys a sense of struggle or regret alongside the decision to give something up.
The entrepreneur's sacrifice of sleep was driven by his passion for the project.
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Snow Leopards: Ghosts in...
arrangement and the agreement they have is that they get this income and they get this collaboration with the snyder trust because they're protecting this environment which to me is amazing because in all conservation agreements and most conservation um initiatives there's always some kind of sacrifice but here there's no sacrifice whatsoever because these women who wouldn't typically be
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Why I'm done trying to...
Instead he taught me what he that being a man was about sacrifice and doing whatever you can to take care of and provide for your family. But there was another role I learned how to play from my dad, who, I discovered, learned it from his dad, a state senator who later in life
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A host of heroes - April...
And in the end, the hero triumphs over evil in an idyllic way, but at great personal, emotional sacrifice. King Arthur is a good example of a romantic hero. Sure, he became king and married the love of his life, but he was also killed by his son,
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The ethical dilemma of...
minimize danger to others by not swerving, even if it means hitting the large object and sacrificing your life, or take the middle ground by hitting the SUV, which has a high passenger safety rating? So what should the self-driving car do?
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How we plan to make...
robust material but give you a battery that charges faster all while not sacrificing energy density or battery life so better batteries as someone who quite literally spends her time looking into batteries I'm excited by what I see
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Who were the Vestal...
She's worried that someday the state will claim her life for its own purposes to protect itself from danger. Licinia could be accused of incestum, meaning unchastity, at any time and be sacrificed whether she's innocent or guilty.
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Mummified Child...
from her hair the team discovered a countdown to sacrifice that began months before her death and the first event was one year before the death of the maiden a shift from a diet of vegetables and potatoes was
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How to outsmart the...
The same is true for Crispy. This is the standard conclusion of the Prisoner's the two characters will betray one another. Their strategy to unconditionally sacrifice their companion
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How Magellan circumnaviga...
United by fate, the survivors and the hundreds who sacrificed their lives challenged conventional wisdom and completed a historic journey once thought impossible.
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Ants Battle to Protect...
A colony may lose many workers in defence of its home. But their sacrifice helps safeguard the next generation.
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Snow Leopards: Ghosts in...
arrangement and the agreement they have is that they get this income and they get this collaboration with the snyder trust because they're protecting this environment which to me is amazing because in all conservation agreements and most conservation um initiatives there's always some kind of sacrifice but here there's no sacrifice whatsoever because these women who wouldn't typically be
Video examples
Why I'm done trying to...
Instead he taught me what he that being a man was about sacrifice and doing whatever you can to take care of and provide for your family. But there was another role I learned how to play from my dad, who, I discovered, learned it from his dad, a state senator who later in life
Video examples
A host of heroes - April...
And in the end, the hero triumphs over evil in an idyllic way, but at great personal, emotional sacrifice. King Arthur is a good example of a romantic hero. Sure, he became king and married the love of his life, but he was also killed by his son,
Video examples
The ethical dilemma of...
minimize danger to others by not swerving, even if it means hitting the large object and sacrificing your life, or take the middle ground by hitting the SUV, which has a high passenger safety rating? So what should the self-driving car do?
Video examples
How we plan to make...
robust material but give you a battery that charges faster all while not sacrificing energy density or battery life so better batteries as someone who quite literally spends her time looking into batteries I'm excited by what I see
Video examples
Who were the Vestal...
She's worried that someday the state will claim her life for its own purposes to protect itself from danger. Licinia could be accused of incestum, meaning unchastity, at any time and be sacrificed whether she's innocent or guilty.
Video examples
Mummified Child...
from her hair the team discovered a countdown to sacrifice that began months before her death and the first event was one year before the death of the maiden a shift from a diet of vegetables and potatoes was
Video examples
How to outsmart the...
The same is true for Crispy. This is the standard conclusion of the Prisoner's the two characters will betray one another. Their strategy to unconditionally sacrifice their companion
Video examples
How Magellan circumnaviga...
United by fate, the survivors and the hundreds who sacrificed their lives challenged conventional wisdom and completed a historic journey once thought impossible.
Video examples
Ants Battle to Protect...
A colony may lose many workers in defence of its home. But their sacrifice helps safeguard the next generation.
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Quote examples
Lionel Messi
Argentinian Footballer
I always thought I wanted to play professionally, and I always knew that to do that I'd have to make a lot of sacrifices. I made sacrifices by leaving Argentina, leaving my family to start a new life. I changed my friends, my people. Everything. But everything I did, I did for football, to achieve my dream.
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Gisele Bundchen
Brazilian Model
There is good in everything; it's just how you choose to look at it. Everything that's worth it has a price. For me to be a model - I had to leave my family. Do you think I liked that? No! There are sacrifices. Life is meant to be a challenge, because challenges are what make you grow.
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Thich Nhat Hanh
Vietnamese Clergyman
People sacrifice the present for the future. But life is available only in the present. That is why we should walk in such a way that every step can bring us to the here and the now.
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William Tecumseh Sherman
American Soldier
I know I had no hand in making this war, and I know I will make more sacrifices today than any of you to secure peace.
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Benjamin Watson
American Athlete
So much of football relates to Christian life - sacrifice, commitment, discipline.
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Shakira
Musician
You can't achieve anything in life without a small amount of sacrifice.
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Vitor Belfort
Brazilian Athlete
I have a life of sacrifice. I don't have a normal social life.
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Dan Barber
American Chef
It's a fallen world. We eat and sacrifice in the process.
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Brian Bosworth
American Athlete
I had sacrificed my entire life to play football.
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Zubin Mehta
Indian Musician
My life is so full of sacrifices.
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Lionel Messi
Argentinian Footballer
I always thought I wanted to play professionally, and I always knew that to do that I'd have to make a lot of sacrifices. I made sacrifices by leaving Argentina, leaving my family to start a new life. I changed my friends, my people. Everything. But everything I did, I did for football, to achieve my dream.
Quote examples
Gisele Bundchen
Brazilian Model
There is good in everything; it's just how you choose to look at it. Everything that's worth it has a price. For me to be a model - I had to leave my family. Do you think I liked that? No! There are sacrifices. Life is meant to be a challenge, because challenges are what make you grow.
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Thich Nhat Hanh
Vietnamese Clergyman
People sacrifice the present for the future. But life is available only in the present. That is why we should walk in such a way that every step can bring us to the here and the now.
Quote examples
William Tecumseh Sherman
American Soldier
I know I had no hand in making this war, and I know I will make more sacrifices today than any of you to secure peace.
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Benjamin Watson
American Athlete
So much of football relates to Christian life - sacrifice, commitment, discipline.
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Shakira
Musician
You can't achieve anything in life without a small amount of sacrifice.
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Vitor Belfort
Brazilian Athlete
I have a life of sacrifice. I don't have a normal social life.
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Dan Barber
American Chef
It's a fallen world. We eat and sacrifice in the process.
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Brian Bosworth
American Athlete
I had sacrificed my entire life to play football.
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Zubin Mehta
Indian Musician
My life is so full of sacrifices.
Example 1 of 10
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