Thesaurus results for SACRIFICE

sacrifice 1 of 2

noun

ˈsa-krə-ˌfīs

as in offering

something offered to a god the herders selected their best lamb as a sacrifice in order to receive blessings from their god

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sacrifice

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verb

as in to offer

to give up as an offering to a god according to the Old Testament, Abraham was willing to sacrifice even his son to God

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Through the director’s decade-long friendship with the duo, the film explores the evolving dynamics of the mother-daughter relationship and raises questions about the extent of a mother’s sacrifice. —

Matthew Carey, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2026 Countless business leaders have spoken about periods of intense sacrifice in their careers. —

Preston Fore, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2026

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Today’s Democratic moderates will forever be tarred with the left’s extremism and its willingness to sacrifice the interests of the country on the altar of political expediency. —

Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 16 Apr. 2026 All of these questions about her character development are sacrificed for intricate narrative mechanics. —

Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sacrifice

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SpaceX’s initial direct-to-cell offering is already operational with the Starlink network, reaching more than 10 million active users earlier this year through partner carriers, led by T-Mobile in the United States.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 19 Apr. 2026
The Apple AirPods Max 2 are the latest offering and go head-to-head against the Bose QuietComfort Ultra (2nd Gen) and Sony WH-1000XM6 headphones.

— Christian de Looper, PC Magazine, 18 Apr. 2026