for heaven's sake
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It has an anchor locker, for heaven’s sake, a wash-down spray hose and a nightclub-caliber sound system that I doubt is Audubon-approved.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
“Game of Thrones” put a fake dragon’s skull on the beach of Dorset’s Jurassic Coast, for heaven’s sake.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2024
"I'm not going to get angry about that, but for heaven's sake, could the FA have not just, you know... explained?"
From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2024
They're even going after math books, for heaven's sake.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2022
“Oh, for heaven’s sake, Jay Berry,” Mama said, “you don’t expect me to believe that, do you?”
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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