sacrificial

How to use sacrificial in a sentence

• On occasions, the Aztecs reached a status-quo agreement with the mighty Tlaxcalans which outlined that the Xochiyaoyotl would be conducted in a bid to capture sacrificial prisoners, as opposed to conquering lands and taking away resources.

  History of the Aztec Warriors: The Grim Fighters of Mexico | Dattatreya Mandal | June 20, 2022 | Realm of History

• Kendall’s father even gives him a Judas-like kiss before sending him back to New York as the family’s sacrificial lamb.

  9 Clues That Set Up Kendall’s Big Cliffhanger on Succession | Eliana Dockterman | December 6, 2021 | Time

• By all appearances, he was the sort of sacrificial lamb candidate that a party shrugs at, running for a seat the party doesn’t expect to win.

  Another problem for Democrats on Tuesday? Little to no ticket-splitting. | Philip Bump | November 3, 2021 | Washington Post

• I know it’s relatively safe here compared to other jobs, but still, sometimes I feel like a sacrificial lamb.

  I Don't Feel Safe Returning to Work During the Pandemic. What Should I Do? | Jamie Ducharme | December 22, 2020 | Time

• I know this is the word used in English but “Holocaust” has a sacrificial overtone that is unbearable to me.

  Claude Lanzmann on 'Shoah', His Memoir, and the Banality of Evil | Clémence Boulouque | June 11, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST