Thesaurus results for SACRIFICED

sacrificed

verb

past tense of sacrifice

as in offered

to give up as an offering to a god according to the Old Testament, Abraham was willing to sacrifice even his son to God

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Recent Examples of sacrificed These bog bodies tell stories of a time when humans were sacrificed to the gods in bogs, as otherworldly margins between the human and divine realms, or when social outcasts met a cruel, violent end for failing to conform to societal standards. — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026 Ultron tells Vision to stop being the ship, and instead be Theseus, the king who went to Crete to save children from being sacrificed to the Minotaur. — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026 After Kyle Tucker hit a leadoff double, Tommy Edman sacrificed him to third. — CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026 With the score tied 1-1, Garrett Mitchell walked to start the inning, and Cooper Pratt sacrificed him to second. — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026 For Juan, the Nation’s collaboration with DHS had sacrificed safety and civil liberties for elusive gains. — Ryan Devereaux, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2026 One camera notably sacrificed itself in order to bring us images of red-hot, semi-molten rock falling from the sky. — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 9 Oct. 2026 Credit is owed to thousands of volunteers who sacrificed 12 hours of their Sunday, some sprinting to bodegas for more ice. — Vibhu Krishna, STAT, 2 Oct. 2026 Sure, the dine-in ambiance has been sacrificed; but the menu here is as delightful and exquisite as ever. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026

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Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan offered an example of how higher oil prices could make voyages through Hormuz commercially worthwhile despite the dangers.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
The shop says Molly is a fixture and offered her other options.

— Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

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