sacrifice
noun
the offering of animal, plant, or human life or of some material possession to a deity, as in propitiation or homage.
sacrificed
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past participleof sacrifice.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof sacrifice.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
sacrificenounthe offering of animal, plant, or human life or of some material possession to a deity, as in propitiation or homage.
Example Sentences
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The bigger challenge is what civilian spending must be sacrificed to pay for it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
Cerutti, whose farm is an EU-certified protected area, is looking to compensate the lost earnings from the sacrificed paddies by hosting schools and academics, and offering guest accommodation.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
Those benefits should be weighed alongside the value of the unpaid care she is providing and the career opportunities she says she has sacrificed.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026
"I thought how incredible - she sacrificed her dream of retirement to make sure these girls have the best life they possibly could," she said.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
They'd been showing me the life that would have to be sacrificed to set things right.
From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
