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

Meanwhile, sources told me on Friday that Democrats and Republicans “were actually talking” — but, for God’s sake, about what?

From Salon • Oct. 17, 2023

I’ve learned the value of being by yourself, playing piano for just you, reading a book — for God’s sake, wearing elastic-waistband pants for a week straight.

From New York Times • Mar. 27, 2023

“They give you blankets, for God’s sake, brand new ones. They give you all the things you need to survive.”

From Seattle Times • Oct. 9, 2022

“Goodbye, Miss Phelan. I hope you make the deadline,” she says, but before she hangs up, she mutters, “and for God’s sake, you’re a twenty-four-year-old educated woman. Go get an apartment.”

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett