self-sacrifice
noun
sacrifice of one's interests, desires, etc., as for duty or the good of another.
self-sacrificial
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a word derived from
self-sacrifice.
Example Sentences
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In the three films, his stout frame, bushy whiskers and weathered visage helped him embody men of authority who faced danger with reluctance, then acceptance and, finally, self-sacrificial stoicism.
From Seattle Times ● May 10, 2024
“Growing up, Brandon was more the self-sacrificial one in the family,” Brenda said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2023
When he joins her in a haze of self-sacrificial glory, his epiphany feels completely unearned.
From New York Times ● Sep. 20, 2022
Of course, the later films became all about who would be the best and most self-sacrificial protector of Bella – Edward or the werewolf Jacob Black played by the increasingly muscled Taylor Lautner.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 2, 2018
But then he too is to make this detachment and separation only a fresh means to unite him to his great High Priest for a self-sacrificial life in Him.
From Messages from the Epistle to the Hebrews by H. C. G. (Handley Carr Glyn) Moule
