Sacrifice means Originally, the killing (and often burning) of a human being or an animal as an offering to a deity; later, also the offering of an object t... This page lists 20 example sentences from real texts, plus synonyms like loss or kill.

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Sacrifice meaning

  1. Originally, the killing (and often burning) of a human being or an animal as an offering to a deity; later, also the offering of an object to a deity.
  2. A human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing (see etymology 1 sense 1.3), offered to a deity.
  3. The offering of devotion, penitence, prayer, thanksgiving, etc., to a deity.

Synonyms of Sacrifice

loss kill release give putout putting to death killing ritual killing personnel casualty human activity human action act forfeiture forfeit relinquish

Sacrifice in Dutch

offeren

Example sentences (20)

Amador said breeding the expensive dog in a country in the throes of a financial crisis required a "great sacrifice".

Being people who value selflessness, it can be easily turned into self-sacrifice and self-flagellation at the office.

Campbell ignited another scoring inning with an infield single, moving into scoring position on a sacrifice bunt.

Financial independence and retiring early sounds great, but could you sacrifice enough of your spending to get there?

Funds will supercharge Octopus' flagship EV salary sacrifice scheme, which has more than 4k businesses signed up.

Abe in his Easter reflection noted that, “Easter exemplifies the sacrifice of Christ, redemption and hope to humanity.

After seeking advice from an oracle, Andromeda’s father, the king Cepheus, learns that he must sacrifice his daughter.

Anthony Volpe celebrates after hitting a walk-off sacrifice fly in the Yankees’ win over the Orioles on May 23.

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Dafinone is a flawless political discovery, a man of conscience and dignity who will not sacrifice Urhobo for anything.

Firing their agents four years ago showed that writers were willing to sacrifice for what they saw as the greater good.

Austin Pauls was credited for a RBI, he was hit by a pitch and he scored a run and Bryce Vanderbeek had a sacrifice fly.

Dr. Fraiser was remembered fondly by the rest of the crew for her sacrifice and for all the times she came to their aid.

Both the Greeks and Romans offered an animal sacrifice to their gods, Ares and Mars being no exceptions.

City will lose possession on occasions but it'll be a sacrifice worth making because he'll also be able to find opportunities.

During their visit, they shared their stories of responsibility, sacrifice, and unconditional support for those in their care.

Cole Ragans (2-0) retired the only two batters he faced, the first being Massey on the sacrifice fly.

Coincidentally, Eric had a concussion after a scrap, so he thinks he's been seeing visions that cement he has to be the sacrifice.

Dubose, who served as pastor of Summer Grove from 1980-1994, said he is thankful for the sacrifice members made to pay off the debt.

Eid-al-Adha, also known as the Festival of Sacrifice, signifies the end of the annual Hajj period.

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Common combinations with sacrifice

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • sacrifice fly 35×
  • to sacrifice 27×
  • the sacrifice 22×
  • and sacrifice 20×
  • sacrifice and 12×
  • sacrifice of 11×
  • of sacrifice 10×
  • sacrifice in
  • sacrifice bunt
  • on sacrifice

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "sacrifice" in a sentence?
An example: "Amador said breeding the expensive dog in a country in the throes of a financial crisis required a "great sacrifice"." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "sacrifice" from real English texts.
What does "sacrifice" mean?
Sacrifice means: Originally, the killing (and often burning) of a human being or an animal as an offering to a deity; later, also the offering of an object to a deity.
What are synonyms of "sacrifice"?
Common synonyms of "sacrifice" include: loss, kill, release, give, putout, putting to death, killing, ritual killing. Plus 7 more synonyms.
What is "sacrifice" in Dutch?
"sacrifice" translates to Dutch as: offeren.
How many example sentences with "sacrifice" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "sacrifice", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

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