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Definition of the day : « self-sacrifice »

  • As in martyrdom : noun suffering endured for sake of a cause
  • As in renunciation : noun abandonment, rejection
  • As in self-denial : noun abstinence
  • As in quitclaim : noun abdication
  • As in relinquishment : noun abdication
Example sentences :
  • Considered as a form of self-sacrifice, it was not without its pleasures.
  • Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
  • Somewhere in him were the seeds of self-sacrifice, the seeds of a generous devotion to others.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • For a man of real convictions this is a fine opportunity of self-sacrifice.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • As they passed he tasted to the full all the bitter joys of self-sacrifice.
  • Extract from : « The Fat and the Thin » by Emile Zola
  • Miss Emily and me had a talk about self-sacrifice and I see my duty plain.
  • Extract from : « Thankful's Inheritance » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • She was very enthusiastic about his generosity and self-sacrifice.
  • Extract from : « Cy Whittaker's Place » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • The struggle was soon over, and the impulse of self-sacrifice had conquered.
  • Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine
  • If so, it was the frenzy of a self-sacrifice that was sublimity itself.
  • Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine
  • It means a lot of self-sacrifice for you both, to be separated so soon; but it will be the making of him.
  • Extract from : « Audrey Craven » by May Sinclair
  • How, then, explain this extraordinary act of self-sacrifice?
  • Extract from : « A Day's Ride » by Charles James Lever