7 sentences with 'sacrificed'
Example sentences and phrases with the word sacrificed and other words derived from it.
• « The war was a terrible tragedy, Thucydides wrote, because Athens became so power-hungry that it sacrificed its own greatness in the pursuit of more power and wealth. »
• « All appropriate measures, including education, research and legislation, should be taken to guarantee these rights and ensure that they are not sacrificed for the convenience of the present. »
• « His remains rest there today, in the mausoleum erected by posterity as a tribute to the man who sacrificed himself so that we could have a great country. »
• « The vanguard of the army, under the command of Justo José de Urquiza, defeated Berón de Astrada at Pago Largo, who was sacrificed with many of his soldiers. »
• « I raised my glass and proposed another toast: to the imprisoned Soviet citizens who had sacrificed their freedom to realise those rights that now, to some extent, the very leader of their nation supported. Today I regret that I did not specifically mention the prisoners confined in the hospital. »