Example Sentences

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The accusations cut deep, given all Jones had sacrificed in silence.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 19, 2023

But the Teamsters said its members had sacrificed more than $5 billion in wage and benefit concessions since 2009 to keep Yellow moving.

From Reuters • Aug. 8, 2023

She said Mr Parry had "sacrificed his life" to fight for their country.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2023

I had sacrificed plenty to earn my PhD in biology: I had slept in abandoned buildings and mopped floors at the university.

From Salon • Oct. 22, 2022

Bob and Damasen had sacrificed their lives so that Percy and Annabeth could sit here now, enjoying the sunlight and laughing with their friends.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan