Explore Sakes through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Sakes meaning
plural of sake (“benefit”)
Using Sakes
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of sake (“benefit”)
- In the example corpus, sakes often appears in combinations such as: god sakes, their sakes, sakes and.
Context around Sakes
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 6 middle, 12 end
- Sentence types: 16 statements, 1 questions, 3 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Sakes
- In this selection, "sakes" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, own, god, record, hence and get stand out and add context to how "sakes" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include god s sakes and heaven s sakes. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "sakes" sits close to words such as aaj, abn and aboriginals, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with sakes
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Have a wonderful weekend everyone and for gosh sakes, get outside! (11 words)
I mean, he was in a mental hospital, for God’s sakes. (12 words)
I hope for both of their sakes that no one is seriously injured. (13 words)
In addition to the views, — a polished wood-trimmed yacht designed with a nod to the original America’s Cup winner from 1851 and led by a crew mostly of women — provides a selection of sakes to accompany sushi plates created by the chef Masaharu Morimoto. (46 words)
That’s only fair anyway.) The one thing it’s worth bugging him about and making non-negotiable—because you can’t take over this task for him, because it’s terribly important for all of your sakes—is washing his hands. (42 words)
But the starting point is that we need to make the moral and pragmatic case for ending child poverty – for their sakes, and because doing so would benefit our nation’s economy and society for decades to come. (38 words)
Agent W is desperate to end his undercover job ("I'm so out of ideas I'm painting soup cans and bananas, for Christ sakes!" and "You gotta fake my death, okay? (32 words)
Albanese did so while he was the transport minister responsible for aviation for heaven's sakes! (16 words)
Protect your eyes and if you sustain an injury to the eyes or head, get it checked immediately for god sakes! (21 words)
Have a wonderful weekend everyone and for gosh sakes, get outside! (11 words)
Example sentences (20)
But the starting point is that we need to make the moral and pragmatic case for ending child poverty – for their sakes, and because doing so would benefit our nation’s economy and society for decades to come.
I hope for their own sakes that they have set stop losses and could still exit if need be.
I mean, he was in a mental hospital, for God’s sakes.
Without changes such as these, many women will simply choose to walk away for their own sakes.
Albanese did so while he was the transport minister responsible for aviation for heaven's sakes!
I hope for both of their sakes that no one is seriously injured.
Protect your eyes and if you sustain an injury to the eyes or head, get it checked immediately for god sakes!
That’s only fair anyway.) The one thing it’s worth bugging him about and making non-negotiable—because you can’t take over this task for him, because it’s terribly important for all of your sakes—is washing his hands.
For both of their sakes, here's hoping Goldberg's return match to Saudi Arabia goes better than his last match.
It works in obvious metaphors not for their own sakes, but as seamless extensions of theme.
The PM must stop making a public fool of himself and act now to set truly ambitious 2030 and 2050 emissions reduction targets for all our sakes.
To me listening to an attorney is like watching paint dry, for God’s sakes.
In addition to the views, — a polished wood-trimmed yacht designed with a nod to the original America’s Cup winner from 1851 and led by a crew mostly of women — provides a selection of sakes to accompany sushi plates created by the chef Masaharu Morimoto.
Kcee went on to state that if celebrities are honest with their fans, it will affect their record sakes hence the reason 80 percent of celebrities rent houses and claim they bought it.
Bourdain wished to have a lavish 23-course meal at Sukiyabashi Jiro in Tokyo prepared by three-Michelin starred Jiro Ono with “the most rare and expensive sakes”.
For God sakes he couldn’t even move a tight end to help block last year in Atlanta.
Have a wonderful weekend everyone and for gosh sakes, get outside!
Play-Doh and coloring books at the University of Michigan for heaven’s sakes.
While we don’t know how their split will affect their daily feminist newsletter, we’re hoping for our sakes (and Lenny) that they file for joint custody.
Agent W is desperate to end his undercover job ("I'm so out of ideas I'm painting soup cans and bananas, for Christ sakes!" and "You gotta fake my death, okay?
Common combinations with sakes
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: