How to Use sacrifice in a Sentence
- The goat was offered as a sacrifice.
- The runner went to second base on a sacrifice.
- The villagers hoped the gods would accept their sacrifice.
- No sacrifice is too great when it comes to her children.
- The war required everyone to make sacrifices.
- He made many personal sacrifices to provide help to the city's homeless people.
- The war required much sacrifice from everyone.
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We were told sacrifices had to be made.
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Ryan Gonzalez,
Denver Post,
13 Jan. 2026
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Call it good news mixed with a bit of sacrifice.
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Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2026
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And those sacrifices were not his alone.
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CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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It’s not lost on him how big of a sacrifice the sport has been for them.
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Dane Mizutani,
Twin Cities,
10 Feb. 2026
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If sacrifices could not be shared, then light would be shared in its stead.
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Rabbi David Baum,
Sun Sentinel,
27 May 2026
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But that’s part of the sacrifice.
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Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
29 Jan. 2026
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But even that sacrifice didn't help.
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Wendy Grossman Kantor,
PEOPLE,
19 Dec. 2025
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But Elias hopes his sacrifices and hard work will pay off.
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Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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Does all this sacrifice work out for Sieger?
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Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
14 Apr. 2026
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These sacrifices may be minute.
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Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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This year, more than any other, has been the year of sacrifice.
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Shane Young,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2024
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That’s when the sacrifices come in, Lautz said.
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Sarah Agostino,
CNBC,
25 Mar. 2026
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As a parent, sacrifices are there all the time.
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Cheyanne Mumphrey,
Fortune,
22 Feb. 2026
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Your sacrifices, courage, love, those have been my first playbook.
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Mason Leib,
ABC News,
23 Apr. 2026
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Then, overnight, there were no more sacrifices, and the priest class had nothing to do.
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Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Alex's sacrifice at the end of season 2 left many fans in tears.
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Allison Degrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Oct. 2025
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What version of sacrifice is worth it?
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Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
25 Sep. 2025
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Thank you for your service and sacrifice.
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Mike Stunson,
USA Today,
26 May 2026
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No one needs to hold power, and no one needs to shoulder all the sacrifice.
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Jelena Kecmanovic,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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And my parents also, for all the sacrifice and all that.
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Annie Heilbrunn,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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The sacrifices have been too great for Ukraine to simply roll over.
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ABC News,
17 Aug. 2025
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But clearly, there are huge sacrifices, too.
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Stuart James,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2026
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And anybody who’s been moved by a novel knows that that’s a big sacrifice.
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Adrienne Lafrance,
The Atlantic,
22 Jan. 2026
- He sacrificed in his first at bat.
- She's had to sacrifice a lot for her family.
- He sacrificed his personal life in order to get ahead in his career.
- She was willing to suffer, sacrifice, and work for success.
- She was able to ask for their help without sacrificing her dignity.
- I want to follow a diet that is healthful without sacrificing taste.
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Thanks to all of those who sacrificed so much.
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Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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There was a goat sacrificed for the film.
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Benjamin Vanhoose,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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Style doesn’t have to be sacrificed in the process.
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Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
6 May 2026
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Some of the good grass might need to be sacrificed to get the bad.
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Chris McKeown,
The Enquirer,
24 Aug. 2025
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And so the only way to do it is to sacrifice sleep.
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Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
29 May 2026
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That irked some who thought the city was sacrificing park space for cars.
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Ryan Gillespie,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 Jan. 2026
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Their land had been sacrificed so others’ could be spared.
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Molly Parker,
ProPublica,
4 Sep. 2025
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Comfort doesn’t have to sacrifice style—and these prove it.
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Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Jan. 2026
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That will undo all that has been sacrificed.
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Eric Balliet,
Denver Post,
28 Jan. 2026
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So this begs the question — should one or a few be sacrificed for the greater good of all?
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Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
22 Sep. 2025
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And a lot of that is because of the people who have sacrificed for us.
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Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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One thing or the other is sacrificed.
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Rebecca Aizin,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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Not an ounce of flavor was sacrificed to make this lighter potato soup.
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Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
23 Apr. 2026
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If not, the team sacrifices a timeout.
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Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
31 Jan. 2026
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The women fight over who should keep the date and which should sacrifice for the other.
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Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
25 Feb. 2026
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Both he and Tony have been sacrificed to the almighty dollar.
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Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
2 Sep. 2025
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Robert Mueller was a man who served and sacrificed for his country.
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ABC News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Fences don't have to sacrifice style, either.
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Shagun Khare,
Martha Stewart,
20 Feb. 2026
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And we are asked to make the leap ourselves—men were also sacrificed as dross.
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Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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What will this mean for all the pumpkins sacrificed for lattes?
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David Remnick,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
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And there’s no need to sacrifice comfort for a head-turning look.
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Alexis Bennett Parker,
Vogue,
5 Dec. 2023
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Dave sacrificed his spot so his teammates could secure fire.
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Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
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Bundling up without sacrificing style is an art form.
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Caitlin Palumbo,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Feb. 2026
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But that doesn't mean sacrificing style.
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Asia London Palomba,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Oct. 2025
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