Example Sentences
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For decades, their families could look back at their sacrifices in sorrow but also in pride at how their lives had forged a true American democracy.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
Throughout the film, alongside the contemplation on the sacrifices he’s made for his work, McElwee repeatedly revisits the importance of filmmaking from different angles: as a tool for preservation, for storytelling, for survival.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026
It just means you have to make even more sacrifices.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Until the early 1990s, the police kept a close eye on such funerals for fear of human sacrifices, according to the American anthropologist Janet Hoskins.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
I was more than ready to make sacrifices so I could do both things.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
