Sake
noun
For the purpose of, in the interest of.
She moved to the city for the sake of her career.
Often appears as...
- for the sake of
- for old times' sake
noun
A Japanese drink made from fermented rice.
He ordered a bottle of sake with his sushi.
Often appears as...
- bottle of sake
- cup of sake
noun
Used in expressions of anger or frustration.
For God’s sake, can you stop making that noise?
Often appears as...
- for god's sake
- for pete's sake
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
For the purpose of, in the interest of.
She moved to the city for the sake of her career.
Often appears as...
- for the sake of
- for old times' sake
noun
A Japanese drink made from fermented rice.
He ordered a bottle of sake with his sushi.
Often appears as...
- bottle of sake
- cup of sake
noun
Used in expressions of anger or frustration.
For God’s sake, can you stop making that noise?
Often appears as...
- for god's sake
- for pete's sake
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Altruistic Actions
Used to emphasize selfless reasons for someone's actions, often a sacrifice for others.
He volunteered for her sake, despite his busy schedule.
Pro Tip 2/3Argument Emphasis
Add weight to your argument by implying something should be done for overall benefit.
Keep the park clean for the community's sake.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Plea
Use as a call to action based on emotions or relationships, not just logic.
For our friendship's sake, please reconsider.
Pro Tip 1/3Altruistic Actions
Used to emphasize selfless reasons for someone's actions, often a sacrifice for others.
He volunteered for her sake, despite his busy schedule.
Pro Tip 2/3Argument Emphasis
Add weight to your argument by implying something should be done for overall benefit.
Keep the park clean for the community's sake.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Plea
Use as a call to action based on emotions or relationships, not just logic.
For our friendship's sake, please reconsider.
Pro Tip 1/3Altruistic Actions
Used to emphasize selfless reasons for someone's actions, often a sacrifice for others.
He volunteered for her sake, despite his busy schedule.
Pro Tip 2/3Argument Emphasis
Add weight to your argument by implying something should be done for overall benefit.
Keep the park clean for the community's sake.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Plea
Use as a call to action based on emotions or relationships, not just logic.
For our friendship's sake, please reconsider.
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Baby Penguin Must Find...
by sharing body heat they weather any storm desperate for the warmth of the family the lone father struggles on for the sake of his chick he simply has to make it back
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How a Woman's Donated...
would like you to tell me right now I said well I guess not and in God's sake please let me stay around a little longer
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How to win an argument...
it has the power to outlive you, to stretch beyond your core, to reach those future minds. And that's why all of this is so important. I'm not telling you how to win arguments for the sake of winning arguments. This isn't a game. I'm telling you this because even if you don't win right now,
Video examples
Making the impossible...
world that I play in now is technology but it's technology for the sake of humanity and what that means is how do you take something and crack it open and modify it and zip tie it or duct tape it back together and maybe reprogram it in a way so that it accomplishes a
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Tavi Gevinson: A teen...
You can't be a feminist who's also interested in fashion. You can't care about clothes if it's not for the sake of what other people, usually men, will think of you. So I was trying to figure all that out, and I felt a little confused, and I said so on my blog,
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How to spot a liar PIPE...
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Video examples
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These subjects were not studied merely for the sake of curiosity or practical utility, but because they authenticated the belief that numbers were the sacred language of the universe. In the repeated patterns of algebraic formulas and geometric shapes,
Video examples
Explore cave paintings...
Or could they be art for art's sake, the sheer joy and fulfillment of creation? As with many unsolved mysteries of the ancient world, we may never know for sure, barring the invention of a time machine, that is. But while the answers remain elusive,
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Video examples
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are you curious how will you make a difference? And now that you know the power of curiosity to change the world, how will you make sure that the world invests in curiosity for the sake of the generations that will come after us?
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Baby Penguin Must Find...
by sharing body heat they weather any storm desperate for the warmth of the family the lone father struggles on for the sake of his chick he simply has to make it back
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How a Woman's Donated...
would like you to tell me right now I said well I guess not and in God's sake please let me stay around a little longer
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Kevin Hart
American Actor
I don't take pictures when I'm with my kids, for the sake of my kids. It's important when you're as busy as I am that you give your kids your time when you're with them, and nothing compromises that. I've been lucky enough to have fans that understand that.
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Steven Spielberg
American Director
When I don't have a movie, I don't take a job just for the sake of working. I just sit it out until I find something I'm passionate about.
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William Blake
English Poet
When I tell the truth, it is not for the sake of convincing those who do not know it, but for the sake of defending those that do.
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Ronald Reagan
American President
For the sake of peace and justice, let us move toward a world in which all people are at last free to determine their own destiny.
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Ayn Rand
Russian Writer
I swear, by my life and my love of it, that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine.
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Martin Luther
German Leader
Peace is more important than all justice; and peace was not made for the sake of justice, but justice for the sake of peace.
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Charlotte Bronte
British Novelist
If we would build on a sure foundation in friendship, we must love friends for their sake rather than for our own.
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Aristotle
Greek Philosopher
The state comes into existence for the sake of life and continues to exist for the sake of good life.
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Scott Ellis
American Director
A bad laugh is a laugh for the sake of a laugh that's out of character.
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Cynthia Ozick
American Novelist
Literature is for the sake of humanity.
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Kevin Hart
American Actor
I don't take pictures when I'm with my kids, for the sake of my kids. It's important when you're as busy as I am that you give your kids your time when you're with them, and nothing compromises that. I've been lucky enough to have fans that understand that.
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Steven Spielberg
American Director
When I don't have a movie, I don't take a job just for the sake of working. I just sit it out until I find something I'm passionate about.
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William Blake
English Poet
When I tell the truth, it is not for the sake of convincing those who do not know it, but for the sake of defending those that do.
Quote examples
Ronald Reagan
American President
For the sake of peace and justice, let us move toward a world in which all people are at last free to determine their own destiny.
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Ayn Rand
Russian Writer
I swear, by my life and my love of it, that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine.
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Martin Luther
German Leader
Peace is more important than all justice; and peace was not made for the sake of justice, but justice for the sake of peace.
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Charlotte Bronte
British Novelist
If we would build on a sure foundation in friendship, we must love friends for their sake rather than for our own.
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Aristotle
Greek Philosopher
The state comes into existence for the sake of life and continues to exist for the sake of good life.
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Scott Ellis
American Director
A bad laugh is a laugh for the sake of a laugh that's out of character.
Quote examples
Cynthia Ozick
American Novelist
Literature is for the sake of humanity.
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