make the final/supreme/ultimate sacrifice
idiom
: to die
He made the final/supreme/ultimate sacrifice for his country.
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Our flag represents all of those heroes who may make the ultimate sacrifice for our safety, well-being and freedom.
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Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2025
Which of the team will make the ultimate sacrifice?
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 22 Apr. 2025
All were young but ready to make the ultimate sacrifice for their country.
—Christy Gutowski, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2024
His decision marks the end of a stunning transformation for Loki, from selfish and self-absorbed to someone willing to make the ultimate sacrifice to save the universe.
—Jp Mangalindan, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
Leveraging their status as patriots willing to make the ultimate sacrifice, reservists also played crucial roles in protest movements after Israel’s invasion of Lebanon in the 1980s and after the second Lebanon war in 2006.
—Isabel Kershner, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2024
Jimmy and Kim both are willing to make the ultimate sacrifice for each other in this episode.
—Dan Snierson, EW.com, 12 July 2022
In order to save the world, the dads are asked to make the ultimate sacrifice in this paranoid thriller based on the 2018 novel The Cabin at the End of the World.
—Shannon Carlin, Time, 16 Dec. 2022
In turn, Janet will make the ultimate sacrifice apparently, leaving with Kang.
—Chris Smith, BGR, 27 July 2022
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Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2025
Which of the team will make the ultimate sacrifice?
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 22 Apr. 2025
All were young but ready to make the ultimate sacrifice for their country.
—Christy Gutowski, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2024
His decision marks the end of a stunning transformation for Loki, from selfish and self-absorbed to someone willing to make the ultimate sacrifice to save the universe.
—Jp Mangalindan, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
Leveraging their status as patriots willing to make the ultimate sacrifice, reservists also played crucial roles in protest movements after Israel’s invasion of Lebanon in the 1980s and after the second Lebanon war in 2006.
—Isabel Kershner, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2024
Jimmy and Kim both are willing to make the ultimate sacrifice for each other in this episode.
—Dan Snierson, EW.com, 12 July 2022
In order to save the world, the dads are asked to make the ultimate sacrifice in this paranoid thriller based on the 2018 novel The Cabin at the End of the World.
—Shannon Carlin, Time, 16 Dec. 2022
In turn, Janet will make the ultimate sacrifice apparently, leaving with Kang.
—Chris Smith, BGR, 27 July 2022
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