for Pete's sake

1. Also, for pity's sake. See for the sake of, def. 3.

Example Sentences

It is a 1850s grain mill that was brought over from the Netherlands, for Pete’s sake.

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Tom Parker, Presley’s manager, “would never speak to me after that because he wanted to be paid for everything. We had no budget. They hardly paid me, for Pete’s sake,” Martindale told The Times in 2010.

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“For Pete’s sake, I’ll be 94 on that day!”

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Wolfberg and his fellow campers dubbed their band For Pete's Sake in honor of the event's guest of honor.

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When they took their turn sitting in with Best, Wolfberg took up the harmonica during For Pete's Sake's performance of "Love Me Do" with the erstwhile Beatles drummer.

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