sacrifice
noun
the offering of animal, plant, or human life or of some material possession to a deity, as in propitiation or homage.
was sacrificing
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past progressiveof sacrifice.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Precarity was part of life—after each project, he would drive his van to another town, another contract—and so was sacrificing family time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2025
Khan, who was injured in an apparent assassination bid last month, said he was "sacrificing" his two provincial governments for the sake of the country's future.
From Reuters ● Dec. 17, 2022
Her family - particularly her mother - disapproved of her choice, concerned that she was sacrificing her chance at motherhood and a family of her own.
From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2022
She buried her desires, thinking she was sacrificing for her children, until she realized she was living a life she wouldn’t want for her own daughter.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 5, 2022
And just here let us glance for a moment at the character of Charles the Dauphin, for whom the girl of Domrémy was sacrificing so much.
From Ten Girls from History by Kate Dickinson Sweetser
