sacrifice
noun
the offering of animal, plant, or human life or of some material possession to a deity, as in propitiation or homage.
am sacrificing
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present progressiveof sacrifice (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"I know I am sacrificing my person, but I … do this more for my family," Alcala said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 22, 2018
I am sacrificing everything, including training and education for a normal job, for tennis.
From Time Magazine Archive
"I am sacrificing a year," she says, sounding fully aware.
From Time Magazine Archive
"I am sacrificing myself for what other people ought to be."
From Love's Pilgrimage by Upton Sinclair
It is hardly necessary to say that I am sacrificing my ambitions in this matter.
From The Locusts' Years by Mary Helen Fee
