6 sentences with 'sacrifice'
Example sentences and phrases with the word sacrifice and other words derived from it.
• « They traded with their neighbours, and although there is evidence of violence (including human sacrifice) within Minoan society, there is no evidence of large-scale warfare, only passing references by the Mycenaeans to Minoan dominance of the seas. »
• « There was also a powerful theme of self-sacrifice associated with Romanitas - the ideal Roman would sacrifice himself for the greater good of Rome without hesitation. In a sense, Romanitas was the Romans' twist on the ancient Greek combination of arete and civic virtue. »
• « Most of the German forces were always committed to the Eastern Front after the invasion of the USSR in June 1941, and without the incredible sacrifice of the Soviet people, the United States and Britain would have been forced to take on the full force not only of Germany and Italy, but of the various German puppet states and allies (e.g. Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria) within the Axis. »
• « The term Holocaust refers to the early Jewish rituals of sacrifice by fire, in which offerings were made to God and burned in the ancient Temple of Solomon (long since destroyed by the Romans) in Jerusalem. »
• « During the Second World War, the USSR bore the brunt of German military power. More than 25 million Soviets died on the Eastern Front, both soldiers and civilians, and it was through the incredible sacrifice of the Soviet people that the German army was finally broken and driven out. »