sacrifice
noun
the offering of animal, plant, or human life or of some material possession to a deity, as in propitiation or homage.
will sacrifice
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future tenseof sacrifice.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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JD has logistics credibility, but its push raises questions about how much profit it will sacrifice for relevance in local services.
From Barron's ● May 23, 2026
Even at the end of the world, these characters will sacrifice themselves for — as the Impossible Mission Force slogan says — those they hold close and those they’ll never meet.
From Salon ● May 24, 2025
In the Bab Touma neighbourhood of Damascus, protesters carried a cross and Syrian flags, chanting "we will sacrifice our souls for our cross".
From BBC ● Dec. 24, 2024
Mothers are burdened by so many harsh expectations, perhaps most dangerously that a good one will sacrifice “everything” for her child.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2023
"I will sacrifice myself for the people of earth," he said.
From "Where the Mountain Meets the Moon" by Grace Lin
