for God's sake

Idioms  

1. Also, for goodness sake. See for the sake of, def. 3.

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Example Sentences

“If you can outlaw lead in fuel, for God’s sake, why can’t we outlaw lead in drinking water?” asked Timothy Watkins, president of the Watts Labor Community Action Committee.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2024

“There is something about the freshness of hanging pictures on the wall, getting new sheets, for God’s sake, getting rid of the marital bed,” said Jessica Ashley, a divorce coach in Chicago.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 10, 2024

“So I researched what that job was and I went to my husband and said, ‘Come on, let’s make Fay — the quintessential victim, for God’s sake — a victims’ advocate.

From Washington Post • Feb. 22, 2023

And anyway, we’re only renting for God’s sake.

From New York Times • Oct. 14, 2022

"All right, forget what I've said. But for God's sake, learn to look beneath the surface," he said.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison