supreme sacrifice

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noun

the sacrifice of one's own life: Many made the supreme sacrifice during the war.

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How to use supreme sacrifice in a sentence

Higher courts, including the Supreme Court had refused to intercede, and the stay was to expire tonight.
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The Supreme Court eventually stepped in and ended legal segregation in the landmark 1954 decision, Brown v. Board of Education.
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The courage of this husband and father is a constant reminder of how much some sacrifice for exercising universal rights.
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In fact, one the most sacred holiday for Muslims is the sacrifice of Abraham, known as Eid al-Adha.
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I was convicted a year later and sentenced to death—a charge later overturned by the Supreme Court when it called for a retrial.
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Your sacrifice shall be the agony of agonies, the death of deaths, and yet you'll find yourself unable to resist.
Checkmate|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Like every other Spanish general in supreme command abroad, Polavieja had his enemies in Spain.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
I must aspire to the agitating transports of self-devotion, in scenes of sacrifice and peril!
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I'd sacrifice myself willingly, if that would put things straight.
Elster's Folly|Mrs. Henry Wood
To know, to love, and to be loved by such a man as Burne-Jones was a supreme blessing in his life.
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British Dictionary definitions for supreme sacrifice

supreme sacrifice

noun

the supreme sacrifice the sacrifice of one's life

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