for God's sake
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He’s trying to be a senator, for god’s sake.
From Slate
That means respecting each other, and for God’s sake not using stupid, harmful words.
From Los Angeles Times
“For God’s sake, we fix trucks and still have AOL,” he would later say.
From Salon
"He finished his sentence for God's sake. It was an unfair sentence rendered by a kangaroo court," his mother says.
From BBC
“So that was the first hurdle. And honestly, what a good one, because it forced me to think, What is the simplest way of doing this? How can I tell this really complex story with a ton of characters and a lot of historical specifics? There’s a trial, for God’s sake. How can I tell this clearly and yet keep it emotional?”
From Los Angeles Times
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