supreme sacrifice


noun
  1. the sacrifice of one's own life: Many made the supreme sacrifice during the war.

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How to use supreme sacrifice in a sentence

  • She had made up her mind to make the supreme sacrifice of her life, even if it killed her.

    Mary Ware's Promised Land | Annie Fellows Johnston
  • The little heroes have made the supreme sacrifice and their lips, sealed in death, can never tell of their deeds.

  • If I were a father or mother, I'd rather have my sons dead than see them failing when the supreme sacrifice was called for.

    Carry On | Coningsby Dawson
  • The form we went through she sees only as a supreme sacrifice I made for the sake of Donal's child.

    Robin | Frances Hodgson Burnett
  • One of his brothers had already made the supreme sacrifice at Neuve Chapelle.

British Dictionary definitions for supreme sacrifice

supreme sacrifice

noun
  1. the supreme sacrifice the sacrifice of one's life

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