| 单词 | sacrifice |
| 例句 | "So the weak must sacrifice for the strong? Is that it, Brother?" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Family members made enormous sacrifices and sometimes hobbled home with barely enough energy to eat supper. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z The knight came forward ready for the sacrifice. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z So we have to make a few sacrifices. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Some days Captain Reed sacrificed one of his meals to Harison, the ship’s boy they’d picked up in the Paradise Islands, or Jigo, the oldest man on watch, but they were all going hungry. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “That sacrifice is recorded in heaven, my child.” The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Take me instead! Have we not sacrificed Abuchi to you people already?” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He had already announced to the whole village that the cubs would be sacrificed and they would not think him brave if he changed his mind. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Fencing was no small sacrifice for my family, so I promised myself to put my entire heart and soul into my efforts. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I have to sacrifice something in order to get her here. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Because of my friendships with Kotane, Ismail Meer, and Ruth First, and my observation of their own sacrifices, I was finding it more and more difficult to justify my prejudice against the party. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She couldn’t allow herself to be sacrificed, but to confess would lead to her death and that of her beloved. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Such is the nature of sacrifice, is it not?” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He was a good father, dialed in and consistent in ways his own father had never been, but there were also things he’d sacrificed along the way. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I would never be able to give up Leandro to some higher ideal the way I feel Minerva and Manolo would each other if they had to make the supreme sacrifice. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A girl my age had sacrificed herself to save her friends. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z It’s my personal tale of mystery and misgivings, hatred and heroism, scandal and sacrifice. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Balder’s horse, fully caparisoned, was ridden to the pyre and sacrificed there, in order that it would be able to bear its master in the world to come. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z I’m prepared to sacrifice my sleep for a long night of studying. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z It must not be sacrificed on the altar of greed and power merely to obtain a few crumbs for the few. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “An awful spectacle,” opined The New York Times, a “sacrifice to the whims and theories” of a “coterie of cranks and politicians.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A few weeks back we had officially begun the sacred holiday with the pledge of our sacrifices for Lent. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He demanded, too, not only sacrifices from men, but right action. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “No rains will come. Fast for the next two moon cycles. Speak with the spirits and ask for guidance. We will appease the gods with a human sacrifice.” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Most had religions that focused on human sacrifice, dark by contemporary standards, but their economic and scientific accomplishments were bright. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z He placed one couch on top of another, sacrificing one to save the other. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Hitler calls for every German to fulfill his duty and make sacrifices. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Father accepts Mother as she is, is often annoyed, but says as little as possible because he knows the sacrifices Mother has had to make. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “What is that awful noise? It sounds as if someone’s being sacrificed.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I have unearthed the remains of a hideous sacrifice. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z “Offer up everything, like—like you’re already dead, and your only goal is to help the nymphs. It’s got to be a gift...a sacrifice.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The Ulster Scots saw themselves, and their descendants see themselves, as true and authentic patriots, entitled by blood sacrifice to independence and Indigenous land. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z But among them, his former pupils, excited by the high-sounding proclamations, the determination reigned to sacrifice their skins for a lost cause. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z They would die, but not as sacrifices to Gaea. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z At his word, a hundred llamas would be sacrificed, the emperor would fast for ten days, a statue of pure gold would be erected in honor of any of the deities. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z “At great personal sacrifice. I would be very careful about making any accusations along those lines about her.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Much against her will, Jo at length consented to sacrifice a day to Mrs. Grundy, and help her sister through what she regarded as ‘a nonsensical business’. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Apparently he was driven by a passion of hatred against them which made him willing to sacrifice his son in order to bring upon them the horror of being cannibals. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z It would take a lot of work to keep the place clean, but I was willing to make the sacrifice. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “Maybe her cells have done good for some people, but I woulda rather had my mother. If she hadn’t been sacrificed, I mighta growed up to be a lot better person than I am now.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z She walked more than one hundred miles collecting two thousand signatures in an effort to help end slavery and give meaning to her family’s sacrifice. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Can I bear the consciousness that every endearment he bestows is a sacrifice made on principle? Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z I think of the navigator, and his choice to be the sacrifice. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z In the hot necropsy zone, under the tarp, they sacrificed the animals and dissected them while wearing Racal suits, taking samples of blood and tissue, which they froze in jars of liquid nitrogen. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A new kind of hero emerged as well—a hero willing to sacrifice self to explore new frontiers. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z He spoke unintelligibly of the sacrifices he had made on Billy’s behalf. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “When Nuwa, the great goddess with the fish tail, sacrificed herself to save the sky, the earth, and the seas, she left behind three things. Do you remember what they are, Storyteller’s granddaughter?” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z You can save yourself and your family by building a raft, but first you will need to sacrifice me. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Lily and James, what you did, we will never forget,” “Lily and James, your sacrifice . . .” VOLDEMORT: I smell guilt, there is a stench of guilt upon the air. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z “There are some things that cannot be sacrificed...besides I would never be happy. Certainly your mother would not let me rest,” he added, smiling a little. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Felicia, reeling from the sweet scent of the blood and the candles and the women, faints on La Madrina’s saint-room floor, which is still warm with sacrifice. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “Shall we admit them only to a partnership of suffering and sacrifice and toil, and not to a partnership of privilege and right?” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Even if he let Bob make this sacrifice, how could one Titan defend himself against so many for twelve minutes, all while keeping his finger on a button? The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z For his bravery and sacrifice, Emil Durr was awarded the Knight’s Cross, the highest grade of the Iron Cross medal, after his death. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z “She sacrificed herself to save us,” he said miserably. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Did he not go continually to the holy springs with an insatiable thirst, to the sacrifices, to books, to the Brahmins’ discourses? Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z Father sacrificed his favorite brown sweater, which was unraveled and remodeled into the roly-poly hide of Tom Turkey. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z The only problem with that legend: the warrior who learned the snake song had to sacrifice his wife for the power. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z She was staring at the biggest sacrifice of all. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z “I hope so. I really want him to be able to use it, you know? I want him to know how much it means to me, all the sacrifices he’s made.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z When I stood in front of these large audiences, I wanted to be modest in my clothing options, but did not want to sacrifice my sense of fashion. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Then she asked, “Do they ever speak of the daughter who was sacrificed?” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Every single sacrifice felt worth it in that beautiful moment. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “I suppose your mother made a great sacrifice when she took off,” I said. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z “In each firm was a man with a fixed irrevocable purpose in life, for the sake of which he would bend or sacrifice all else,” Sullivan wrote. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z This spectacle of another’s suffering and sacrifice rapt my thoughts from exclusive meditation on my own. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Taller than Uncle Turu by a head, it had protected and fertilized our crops and received our prayers and sacrifices from the time of our ancestors. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z “But you hate traveling, Sir. I can’t ask it of you at your age,” began Laurie, who was grateful for the sacrifice, but much preferred to go alone, if he went at all. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z But he had performed a mass sacrifice of approximately fifty animals. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Princess Andromeda was chained to a rock as a virgin sacrifice to stop Poseidon’s sea monster from devouring everything.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z “The gods demand that we make a sacrifice so that we may be forgiven.” The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z He summoned his reserves of persuasion, his broad and repressed tenderness, ready to give up for Amaranta a glory that had cost him the sacrifice of his best years. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “I’ll pick you up at noon on Saturday. Don’t be late. Good luck with the ritual sacrifice.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z I recently sacrificed one of my two pop-tents to be the trailer balloon, but the other is in perfect shape. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z By the next morning, Fina has decided that the figure we saw was not a vampire but was, in fact, a cult leader about to perform a satanic ritual, possibly involving human sacrifice. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z On the day Zuraiq was weaned, we begged Father to promise he would not sell him or kill him on a Friday like a chicken, or for sacrifice meat on the Eid holiday. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z And then the idea of sacrifice took hold of him the way it does with all guilty- feeling men. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Yossarian marveled that children could suffer such barbaric sacrifice without evincing the slightest hint of fear or pain. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “We have brought this week’s Zamani goat for the temple’s ritual sacrifice.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I know what I want to ask him, and have since he volunteered to make this sacrifice. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z If we were a people much given to revealing secrets, we might raise monuments and sacrifice to the memories of our poets, but slavery cured us of that weakness. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe God knew that right then, staying out of the dance didn’t feel like a big sacrifice to me, because he didn’t instantly cure my brother. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z It looked like the kind of dog that ate babies for breakfast, old men for lunch, and virgin sacrifices for dinner. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z “She will not have her altar stained with human blood. She has herself furnished the victim and she receives the sacrifice.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The President had given a speech, praising Watney's bravery and sacrifice, and the quick actions of Commander Lewis in getting everyone else to safety. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I had no idea then, but I later found out just what sacrifices she was talking about. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Now she was her sacrificing self with Tea Cake’s head in her lap. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z She knew the merchant prince too well to think that he would sacrifice thirteen of his own ships. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z That night as I held the American flag steady, I saw that everything I had been through, all the sacrifices my family and I had made to get to this moment, had been worth it. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z That hard sacrifice will wipe out my sin. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “Or sacrificing the Dauntless. So we need to. hear what they say in that meeting.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Her sacrifice would be both to the old gods and her secret new one—surely some powerful being would be won over by her deed! Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z “We have to make their sacrifice worth it. We have to beat Gaea.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He was not offering his body as a human sacrifice again just because his father could not exist in the center of chaos. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She wanted to do something, sacrifice something to pay for not having smiled at Joanna. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “What did you do there? Did you eat food sacrificed to idols? Did you desecrate your Christian tongue?” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z She was overwhelmed by what she called “the sacrifices I have to endure for you kids,” and my love, expressed in demands, added a greater burden. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Because something is significantly wrong with a creature that sacrifices its children’s lives to settle its differences. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Every time I looked around at the buildings and the trees and the view of the river, I was reminded of the sacrifices my mother was making to keep me there. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z According to Yevgeniya, Stalin warned Marina, “You understand, future generations will not forgive us for sacrificing young girls.” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z I ate it, knowing the rabbit had sacrificed itself for me. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “You can cut the whole time,” I said, as if I were making a grand sacrifice. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z My last seven arrows -of the twelve I sacrificed three in the explosion, two at the feast -rattle a bit too loosely in the quiver. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Even though it was a great sacrifice, I told Papa I had decided I didn’t want two hounds. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “If your father wishes to sacrifice himself for you,” Tool said, “perhaps he knows best.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Tonight, she thought, with the rich Fannings, she would present herself as the daughter willing to make these sacrifices. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z He himself, Sinon told Priam, was the wretched victim chosen to be sacrificed. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Doc had said that animal sacrifices were a part of rootworking. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “I’ve made a sacrifice, Mr. Heron, I’ve lost a son. You know I have no love for the Rebels, but this is one war I’m not going to fight.” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z And like Katie, Francie gave no thought to the children who might have to help her work out the hardship and sacrifice. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z But my Noise is remembering the sacrifice that I saw him making of her way back in the swamp. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z They'd been showing me the life that would have to be sacrificed to set things right. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z I need her to sacrifice this for me. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z First, as I’ve believed, that the Capitol sent in that hovercraft, dropped the parachutes, and sacrificed its children’s lives, knowing the recently arrived rebels would go to their aid. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z What if we are wrong about the sacrifice? The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z I sensed already that the sacrifices would be more mine than his. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z As the credits rolled, he took off his headphones and said, “Sorry, I was awash in the nobility of sacrifice. What were you saying?” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z “Sin is not an opportunity. Following Jesus isn’t a sacrifice. He did all the sacrificing.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z When I walk into a voting booth, I tell myself that this right came amid many sacrifices. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z A near seven-hundred-dollar investment wasn’t a small sacrifice in our home, so I wore it with pride, like armor. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Only further threats, notably Shays’s Rebellion of 1786 and the unsolved burden of war debt, overcame the ex-colonies’ extreme reluctance to sacrifice autonomy and pushed them into adopting our current strong federal constitution in 1787. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z To the Nazis, Herbert Norkus became a martyr who sacrificed his life for his Führer, Adolf Hitler; he was a hero who died for the cause of National Socialism. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z “Did you eat any of the native foods sacrificed to idols?” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z I remember reading a passage in a book dealing with old Russia which said: “We must be ready to make endless sacrifices if we are to be able to overthrow the Czar.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “Whatever decisions the Collective made long ago were made in our best interest. What we are now was what they were striving for. Unity demands sacrifice. Sacrifice comes with a price.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Jonas had risked his own life, sacrificed his future, to bring him here. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He said a prayer over the ewe, a prayer of sacrifice, and then asked Fabian to slaughter it. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z “A warrior does not fear to give up his own life. But will he sacrifice that of his comrades?” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z I was always embarrassed by the words sacred, glorious, and sacrifice and the expression in vain. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z But if Hazel hadn’t gotten there—sacrificing her life to stop Gaea, taking responsibility for her actions so that her mother wouldn’t end up in Punishment—what chance did Frank have? The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z In fearful awe they led the bulls to sacrifice and stood about the altar stone, those captains, peers of Phaiakia, led by their king in prayer to Lord Poseidon. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z You will need to sacrifice me, the skeleton dog had said in the story. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Dalgard hung up the phone believing that his decision to sacrifice the monkeys in Room F had been correct. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Which is what? Picking up garbage for white people? Delivery boy? Is that what you’ve endured eight years in school for? Is that what I’ve sacrificed so much for?” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Rectal temperatures taken on monkeys being sacrificed were not elevated. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z That day had come about through the unimaginable sacrifices of thousands of my people, people whose suffering and courage can never be counted or repaid. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But my whole family, we just love our mom so much, so my brothers sacrificed their pride and brought water and wood and did other chores. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z We heard that a young Sun Maiden, only ten years old, was sacrificed. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z To serve with young people and the young at heart alike, who live without a fear of dying and who talk about commitment, integrity, and sacrifice without a hint of sarcasm, was refreshing. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z “No, but...she asked without asking. And when the One comes along, there are things we must sacrifice.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z “Wait, Thalia. About what happened back on the pier ... I mean, with the manticore and the sacrifice—” “I don’t want to talk about it.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Grandma’s tone let me know she wasn’t pleased with either the number or quality of sacrifices on my list. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “But it goes deeper than that, Julio. It’s about upward mobility. It’s about education and making yourself better. It’s about sacrifice.” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z It was the language of survival, a myth that helped us cope with the human sacrifice that finds us no matter our manhood. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Sonia reminds me we have to make sacrifices for the revolution. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I found it difficult to swallow the idea that I would sacrifice what I regarded as my obligation to the students for my own selfish interests. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They would sacrifice a pig to the gods that I had returned. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She looked impressed that I had been willing to sacrifice my lessons, and thought it was hilarious that the Special Sticks still smelled weird. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “That is why your sacrifice was all the more difficult,” Gwydion said. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z He launches into a lively description of Okeus, the vengeful god, who requires sacrifices of tobacco, copper, beads, and sometimes animal blood, and sends punishment if he is not made happy. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z You learned in school that you have pencils and paper only because the trees gave themselves in unconditional sacrifice. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z I wonder what he thought when his brother was sacrificed. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He thinks about his special mission, his unique talents, his strength, his strange, violent life and all the sacrifices he makes to live it. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z She understood now clearly what she had meant long ago when she said to Adèle Ratignolle that she would give up the unessential, but she would never sacrifice herself for her children. The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z “I have always honored you, Mother. I have sacrificed everything to follow your way.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z "That's regrettable," he said, "but there's nothing to be done about it that wouldn't upset the larger plan. It's unfortunate, Brother, but your members will have to be sacrificed." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z But Emilia had pushed the wandering boy into the boat, sacrificing herself for another. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z As time passed, I grew more mature and more aware of the sacrifice it had taken for my people to live and grow up in the South all those many years before me. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Stravinsky reported that the idea for a piece based on an ancient pagan dance of ritual human sacrifice came to him in a dream and that the scenario suggested such a deliberately layered sound. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z The international court determined that the children and teenagers of the Third Reich had been betrayed, deserted, and sacrificed by a party and a regime that had used them to attain power. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z This writing project feels like the right thing to do, and it will be worth making some personal sacrifices. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z With one syllable Matthew disposed of the sacrifice, only a little less sharp than Grandfather’s loss, of the little African slave who had been her shadow for twelve years. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z I decided to sacrifice a tournament that was coming up in one week. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “Has it occurred to you that I have gone to great effort and expense, as well as personal sacrifice, to reach this point,” the man in black replied. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “That is good. Until then, my friends, tell the sun and the stars hello for me. And be strong. This may not be the last sacrifice you must make to stop Gaea.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “We would not sacrifice a child before we charge somebody,” said Representative Paul Ray, a Republican who was the legislator who had proposed the second, stricter, piece of legislation banning texting while driving. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z And she didn’t understand why the family had to sacrifice their dog to survive. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z To be a hero requires difficult choices and sacrifice. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Though I knew they’d make the sacrifice, I couldn’t let them sell any more cows for me. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z Though disappointed, neither he nor the other influential men in her life—Dr. Claytor and Dr. Davis—would ever have asked her to deny love or sacrifice a family for the promise of a career. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z “I’m going to ask you to make a big sacrifice for Julie.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z She was sacrificed from atop a mighty mountain, the highest place a human could reach, in the hopes that her pure and beautiful spirit would speak to Inti on behalf of the people. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Gregor thought grimly of the people sacrificing themselves back on the riverbank. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z It takes relentless, all-consuming training and untold personal sacrifices before any of the glory is seen. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Nhamo made a final breakfast and scattered some of her precious mealie meal as a sacrifice to whatever ancestors might be present. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Unwanted babies and children may be slain, and there are even cases of religiously inspired human sacrifice. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “You have to keep drawing. My mother says the world has no idea what the Soviets are doing to us. No one knows what our fathers have sacrificed. If other countries knew, they might help.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “We need to install a successor, but for that we need a goat to sacrifice.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Some veterans were angry that their sacrifices in Vietnam had been for nothing; others were heartbroken over the death tolls. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z He evidently thought his life was so valuable that someone would surely save it even at the cost of the supreme sacrifice. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I was pained that I was not able to thank them and that they were not able to see what their sacrifices had wrought. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Beckendorf s sacrifice wasn’t in vain. You have scattered the invasion force. New York will be safe for a time, which frees the other Olympians to deal with the bigger threat.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z "Drogo, who is blood of my blood, commands me to tell you that he must ascend the Mother of Mountains this night, to sacrifice to the gods for his safe return." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z That the Party was the eternal guardian of the weak, a dedicated sect doing evil that good might come, sacrificing its own happiness to that of others. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Something that made them think it’d be riskier to educate him than to sacrifice his possible contributions to society. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z That Gale would sacrifice his life in this way for the cause — no one doubts it. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I didn’t want to sacrifice for Baba anymore. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I wanted excitement and danger and the chance to sacrifice myself for my love. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, it’s nothing. Just a little skin irritation. Sailor’s hazard. A small sacrifice for Germany.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “When mankind first sacrificed to the gods, you tricked them into giving you the best portion. You gave us fire to annoy the gods, not because you cared about us.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z She wanted me to know that this was not another Erudite headquarters, not a lie told to make me sleep while she went to die, not an act of unnecessary self- sacrifice. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Sometimes those decisions require many sacrifices and choices that will change the course of your journey forever. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z As the Villac Uma took a tumi, a ceremonial knife, from his pouch, I noticed that the sacrifice of a llama was different without an audience to impress. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z I read the New Testament, once quickly, then a second time more slowly, pausing to make notes, to cross-reference, and even to write short essays on doctrines like faith and sacrifice. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “Powerful Spirit of the magistrate my worthless ancestors angered! My brother and I were sent to you as the sacrifice you demanded.” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z I remembered searching through the wreckage of the giant bronze warrior she’d sacrificed her life to defeat, and not finding any sign of her. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z I have always been the one who sacrificed life and limb and half a brain to save the other half. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “They needed a virgin sacrifice. But then Perseus came and saved her.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Like they once did, we make great sacrifices to it. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Lawrence now faced the task of climbing down from his discredited position without sacrificing his dignity or the Rad Lab’s youthful reputation. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z John Kwang, evidently, had come to trust her judgment and loyalty and willingness to sacrifice herself. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I think how homesick she was, how much she sacrificed just to get small roles. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z She performed sacrifices every day in Felicia’s behalf. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Mama and Baba have sacrificed so much for me to be here; I have no right to be ashamed. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I weep to think of each mother who stitches a gold star on her service flag to signify her son's ultimate sacrifice. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z And this had to be done even though Cal sacrificed himself. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z When I think of you bunking in leaky barracks, and all of the other sacrifices you and the other doughboys are making such a change seems a small thing. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z They had been warned earlier that this sacrifice might be necessary, but had not believed that it would really happen. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z He reminded us that Dwayne Slater had made the ultimate sacrifice for his country, had died for all of us, before the white-gloved soldiers stepped forward to fold the Stars and Stripes covering the casket. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Frank pressed his hand against his pants pocket, where he kept his mother’s sacrifice medal. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “Have you two considered adding more items to your sacrifice list this year?” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, Caroline. Caroline’s different. Everything’s always been for Caroline. Caroline the delicate, the gifted, the beautiful. Of course, we must all sacrifice our lives to give her greatness to the world!” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z For his many sacrifices, he received only scorn and suspicion from those he loved. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Melanie said that she had read about some people who cut off their fingers as sacrifices. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Though our sacrifices at home are small compared to yours, we make them with a sense of humor! Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z All these plants and animals and fungi were being sacrificed to our needs and desires. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z She is undergoing tremendous sacrifice at this very moment in time.” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z “The question is,” Matthew says, “is this something we’re willing to sacrifice a life for.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z We never visited him again, though, because Papa said that although the Igwe had converted, he still let his pagan relatives carry out sacrifices in his palace. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z She wasn’t one to give lectures or draw attention to her own sacrifices. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z As an Afrikaner whose conscience forced him to reject his own heritage and be ostracized by his own people, he showed a level of courage and sacrifice that was in a class by itself. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “This pledge does represent a sacrifice. I am already committed to a fifty-dollar Liberty Bond.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z “How dare you—” “—who doesn’t understand that the value of a sacrifice lies in its necessity-, not in throwing your life away! And if you do that again, you and I are done.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Then he told Aristaeus to sacrifice to the gods and leave the carcasses of the animals in the place of sacrifice. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Peach, who would have sacrificed himself for my dog. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I could feel myself pulling away, retreating inward, wanting to save him and myself by sacrificing this newfound happiness, and I knew he felt it happening. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “But why sacrifice yourself just so others can get fat at home? All they ever understand is that they need more money.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Celia had only vague notions about spiritual possession and animal sacrifice, and suspected that our rites had caused her daughter’s mysterious disappearance. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z "Look how we take your children and sacrifice them and there's nothing you can do. If you lift a finger, we will destroy every last one of you. Just as we did in District Thirteen." The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z They were ritually sacrificed—perhaps as part of the burial rites of the leader—and then entombed with pomp and circumstance. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The sacrifices we make for the greater good. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z I told them that one life was bad enough to lose, and that if they delayed they would sacrifice Miss Lucy. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Like the burnt sacrifices in pagan times, the fragrance drifts upward to heaven. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She thought ruefully of Nana, of the sacrifices that she too had made. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z When the boys found themselves face-to-face with the enemy, they fought, hand to hand, down to the last man, even when it meant sacrificing themselves. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z I ask, thinking of my father, who in seeking my safety would have sacrificed my happiness. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z On the voyage the Greeks stopped at an island to offer a sacrifice and Philoctetes was bitten by a serpent, a most frightful wound. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z What is the small sacrifice of leaving one's family? Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z “Keeping our Nightbeast well fed is quite difficult. The meat of other monstruos will only go so far, but every so often, we are willing to accept a sacrifice. Namely, the three of you.” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z As she described their special relationship and all the sacrifices she made during their two years in hiding, I sat there in awe. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Ethyne was an inquisitive child, and once she knew that her elder brother was one of the babies sacrificed, she was filled with questions. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z “It’s a sacrifice I would be willing to make,” she said. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Some of them have had to sacrifice themselves, others escaped through the skin of their teeth, or offered other lives in lieu. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “I can be sacrificed, but I cannot be captured. To be captured would be the end of the game.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “I never knew that northmen made blood sacrifice to their heart trees.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “The sacrifice you saw in his Noise,” he says. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z “The sacrifice smelled so good, I couldn’t resist.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “It would be hard but you have to make sacrifices.” 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m going to be sick,” Ben thought, as he offered his head up for sacrifice. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Processions took place, sacrifices were held with dances and song, there was general rejoicing. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z We were all so used to sacrificing for our kids, our spouses, and our work. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Of course, if meaningful progress is to be made, whites must give up their racial bribes too, and be willing to sacrifice their racial privilege. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z I wasn’t worthy of this sacrifice; I was a liar, a cheat, and a thief. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “What about the nice ones? Some whites made sacrifices for Negroes. Real sacrifices.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z "It's one of the sacrifices young Germans must make for their country." The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z “The lucky two will be taken to Athens and sacrificed to Gaea at the Feast of Hope.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “I have no son to offer sacrifices for me! I demand vengeance! I demand the daughter of my murderer! Eeeee!” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z A hunter may address a herd of deer and ask that one of them sacrifice itself. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “A horrible and bloody sacrifice,” Marshall and Elizabeth repeated dutifully, but Elizabeth’s voice quavered a little and Marshall leaned over and poked his sister. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Cassiopeia, after the vain and arrogant queen of the ancient Greeks who tried to sacrifice her own daughter to the sea gods.’ The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z The history and legacy of Sixteenth Street Baptist Church would be forever visible—a tall, stately sign of struggle, sacrifice, and triumph. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Sam Westing had deliberately sacrificed his queen and she had fallen for it. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z “If we’re committed,” I said, as evenly as I could muster, “why wouldn’t we formalize that commitment? What part of your dignity would be sacrificed by that?” Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z He was determined to do whatever it took to save his father’s life, even if it meant risking, or even sacrificing, his own. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z His mother’s sacrifice medal was tucked in his pack. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Alas, my sacrifice was in vain, since there was too much glare and I couldn’t risk opening a window. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z I do not understand why Gaea would find any of these demigods worthy of sacrifice. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “No need to fret, ma’am. We are all called to make sacrifices.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z But I see him steeling himself against this fate, and I know that I have to be strong enough, and good enough, if he is going to sacrifice himself for us all. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z The witch doctor offered the diagnosis: appeasement of the spirits through sacrificing a white chicken twice a year. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “This is war. Even our churches are making the sacrifice, delivering their bells to be recast as cannon. Surely you do not rate your home above the houses of God?” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “What do you mean, you guess? You should be excited. Your parents are making a big sacrifice for you.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Also, the dog-driver rubbed Buck’s feet for half an hour each night after supper, and sacrificed the tops of his own moccasins to make four moccasins for Buck. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z And I really do not think that America, adolescent and cocksure, a stranger to suffering and travail, an enemy of passion and sacrifice, is ready to probe into its most fundamental beliefs. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Here were temples too, where sailors came to sacrifice to foreign gods, cheek by jowl with pillow houses where women called down from balconies to meri below. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z His mother’s sacrifice medal felt warm in his pocket. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The article told how the Belgians are the unsung heroes, and when they come into a village they usually interrupt the cannibal natives in the middle of human sacrifice. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He wanted to live an adventure, but he stayed behind and sacrificed his dreams for the better good of the community. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z “But Minerva, your own child—” I began and then I saw it did hurt her to make this sacrifice she was convinced she needed to make. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Vincent agrees it might work, but leaving your home country comes with a sacrifice. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z "No, a part of the whole is sacrificed—and will continue to be until a new society is formed." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Forebodingly I caught a smell—metallic, the iron smell of blood, as when a woman gives birth, as at the sacrifice of a large animal, as when I menstruated and dreamed red dreams. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “In the old days, people liked them because when they came down to eat the entrails of animals used in sacrifice, it meant the gods were happy.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z But somehow Tick’s sacrifice had crushed whatever thin shell remained between him and sorrow. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Before the madwoman was born, her mother had sacrificed a baby to the Witch. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Lourdes insisted that the tin man had left the eyes of a dozen sacrificed children under Felicia’s bed as an omen. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Next, I sacrificed a space suit to the cause. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z There they would pray and sacrifice, and after that go to sleep. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z In Sheldon it was not only the wild creatures and the domestic companions that were sacrificed in the campaign against an insect. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z They thought about such sacrifices as we do. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “They’re just little girls, dreaming up an adventure. I can’t drag them down to Mexico. I can’t sacrifice them to follow my path,” I whispered fiercely, still holding the ear pendant in front of me. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z “Harry Potter is dead! Do you understand now, deluded ones? He was nothing, ever, but a boy who relied on others to sacrifice themselves for him!” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “I shall fear no challenge. I shall fear no sacrifice. In all my actions, I shall be beyond reproach.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The filial son, offering his wife Cammy in sacrifice, whispering I’m sorry as men drew their muddy fingers down her skirt. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z You were—reckless— with the world some people—some very dear friends of mine and yours — sacrificed a huge amount to create and sustain. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z The sun browned his slender shoulders on the river bank, while bathing at the holy ablutions, at the holy sacrifices. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z Time lines of labor-union victories do not always show the depth of the struggles and the sacrifices made to achieve gains in workers’ rights. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z “You mean was it worth it, sacrificing so much, leaving so much behind to go and try to save Haiti?” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z He could not remember what had happened, but he knew in his dream that in some way the lives of his mother and his sister had been sacrificed to his own. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z As my parents had once done for me, they'd made sacrifices so that she could be exposed to things outside her neighborhood. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z They wouldn’t want me to sacrifice myself for them. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I should at least have asked him about it afterwards, so he didn’t have to carry it alone; because that little sacrifice, that snuffing out of love, was done for my sake as well. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z “The very idea! Trying to force a child into marriage to save their own skins. Ngozi sacrifices are illegal in Zimbabwe.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I laughed maniacally for ten minutes at this irony: that having sacrificed my family to my education, I might lose that, also. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z We’ve watched Macbeth change from a noble, trusted, dedicated soldier, willing to sacrifice his life for king and country, to a wretched, depraved, corrupt murderer who no longer has feelings of guilt or morality. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It's just not worth sacrificing so much usefulness for so little gain. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z How many sacrifices had Gilgamesh witnessed before realizing how futile they all were? City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z This simple gesture acknowledged her authority and the sacrifices she’d made. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z “You have no clue about what sacrifice or bravery mean.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Four, five— Leeg 1 and Jackson sacrificing themselves at the Meat Grinder. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The only thing Gaea needed was a willing sacrifice—a soul to be consumed for Alcyoneus to awaken. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z He was the man whom I had been told had spent years of his life in suffering and sacrifice to lead us, the black people, because he loved us so much. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z But he wasn’t about to let himself get sacrificed - at least not without a fight. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “What you ask,” said Elizabeth, “is no sacrifice on my side; and Mr. Darcy had much better finish his letter.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z She and my dad had made so many sacrifices for their children. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “In your case, perhaps another sacrifice would do. But something just as painful. Here.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Our message was that no sacrifice was too great in the struggle for freedom. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “It wasn’t herself who mattered. It was the others—and discipline. For that, no sacrifice is too great, no matter how many tears are shed,” proclaimed a statement from the Ministry of Propaganda. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z How Minos, King of Crete, failed to sacrifice a white bull to Poseidon. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I will consider it a sacrifice in the interest of truth, a lesson for those too rigid, too dishonest, to do what is right. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z We were trying to have a baby—shouldn’t we have been prepared to make sacrifices? The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “The gods will tell us what the sacrifice must be,” April said. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Bob and Damasen had sacrificed their lives so that Percy and Annabeth could sit here now, enjoying the sunlight and laughing with their friends. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Hazel had thwarted Gaea’s plans that time, but she’d had to pull down the cavern, sacrificing her life and her mother’s. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z And in the margin, written by someone centuries ago, was the explanation: For sacrifices to the ridderak: using the victim’s blood, mark the area around it accordingly. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I am making these types of sacrifices every day, allowing others to eat from my spoon. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I am tormented by the knowledge of how much my family is willing to sacrifice for each other. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They had done nothing but save me, over and over, and now they wanted to sacrifice their lives for my mom. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z My relatives have brewed beer and my oldest son has bought a goat to sacrifice at the coming-home ceremony. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Dan Dalgard, wearing a respirator and a jumpsuit, selected four sick monkeys for sacrifice, the ones he thought looked the sickest. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m actually a highly sought after director on this circuit. I specialize in goat sacrifices and masterful film school angles of aunties with muffin tops.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z “We have had women enough sacrificed to this sentimental, hypocritical prating about purity,” she wrote to her friend Lucretia Mott. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z She understood now dearly what she had meant long ago when she said to Adde Ratignolle that she would give up the unessential, but she would never sacrifice herself for her children. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z “A sacrifice unasked is so much the greater,” Grandpa Will stated flatly. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z And then, at the end, how, regardless of all the threats, I just didn’t think I was worth the sacrifices he was making for me. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z But when you love something, you have to be prepared to make sacrifices. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z “She just understood something you didn’t. That it’s not sacrifice if it’s someone else’s life you’re giving away, it’s just evil.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Everything is glory and country and competition and sacrifice. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I kept talking, trying to explain how it had happened, how Bianca had sacrificed herself to save the quest. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z He wanted to hold the troops, make sacrifice, a hekatomb, something to pacify Athena’s rage. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Losing mine for no good reason would be a terrible way to repay them for that sacrifice, no matter what I’ve done. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z All the wisdom of Mimir’s well was his, and the wisdom he had gained from hanging from the world-tree, a sacrifice to himself. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z In exchange for the list and—if necessary—myself as sacrifice, I have already made Jack and Hoagland agree to keep her clear of any action or trouble. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s the type of sacrifice you make when you’re a bigger person. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z I remembered the myth about Andromeda and how she had been chained to a rock by her own parents as a sacrifice to a sea monster. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z But then Bryce picks up Aurora’s precious stuffed sea turtle, Petunia, as the next sacrifice, and Aurora starts shrieking at the top of her lungs to stop him. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Usually when she told him he couldn’t eat the challah sacrifice, he just shrugged and let it go. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z “Yes, young lady, and I wouldn’t mind getting some decent dental work. But we all have to make sacrifices. Starting now!” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z “Repent, sinners, foul carrion, unworthy of our Lord’s great sacrifice! Fast! Do penance!” The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I had never thought coming here would require me to sacrifice parts of myself. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “I was willing to make a sacrifice for the greater good, something you have never understood, not even when we were classmates!” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z As I sat on the other end of the line, listening to my mother talk about “sacrifice,” I had no idea what my grandparents had given up. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Didn’t Rowan realize that by sacrificing himself, he’d be dooming her as well? Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z My protestations that it was a small sacrifice to part with something I had little use for were taken as modesty, another fine kingly quality. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Her soft voice vibrated with the pleasure of resolution and sacrifice. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z I asked Lee and Dale to sacrifice their Friday afternoon, and here we are, moaning. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Once the creature has been summoned, these marks guide the exchange: for the flesh of the sacrifice, the beast will grant you the victim’s strength. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Being weary from the march, the soldiers stopped to offer sacrifices at the temple. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Was it therefore good and right, was it a sensible and worthy act to offer sacrifices to the gods? Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘If the giants want our blood, the last thing we need is a boy and a girl going down there together. Remember? They want one of each for their big sacrifice.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The girl, it turned out, was an unwitting intermediary between two communities, a human sacrifice who allowed the festivities to go forward with no uttered ill will. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z And look at what he was willing to sacrifice to keep them safe and happy. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z They were stories of heroes and poets and love and sacrifice. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z His dreams ended as he faced that ashen, foamy, dirty sea, which had not merited the risks and sacrifices of the adventure. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z I never really appreciated her sacrifice until tonight. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “We have each of us made sacrifices for this new North Carolina and its rights,” Jamison said. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “I am beginning to suspect that you people are not actually deserving of this cause. Apparently you are not prepared to make any of the ultimate sacrifices.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Victory is always dangerous. And it often requires sacrifice. Leo Valdez and I have discussed this.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I do not want to sacrifice for the country that killed my pa. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I hoped I hadn’t offended either of them, that they would know how grateful I was for the sacrifices they were making on my account. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z In many ways, Bram Fischer, the grandson of the prime minister of the Orange River Colony, had made the greatest sacrifice of all. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Nobody sacrifices a piece against Fischer,” he brashly declared, grinning slightly as he said it. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “This unassuming style promotes study, that’s why we adopt it,” returned Laurie, who certainly could not be accused of vanity, having voluntarily sacrificed a handsome curly crop to the demand for quarter-inch-long stubble. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z "We are making temporary alliances with other political groups and the interests of one group of brothers must be sacrificed to that of the whole." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z There are also stories which point back clearly to a time when there was human sacrifice. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z If he misjudges it, he may end up fouling other horses and being disqualified, checking his horse sharply and sacrificing his momentum or even falling. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Percy guessed that meant they would’ve been taken to Greece for some big horrible sacrifice. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I’m not sure anyone has ever offered to make such a sacrifice for me. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z They didn’t sacrifice anything to him; he mostly got leftovers. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z “The times demand sacrifices, Anne. Just for a week or so. Women will soon come to the city looking for work, and you and our aunt will be able to hire a full staff.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “Being an American of dark complexion,” wrote Thompson, “these questions flash through my mind: ‘Should I sacrifice my life to live half American?’... Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z He had no wish to become rich by such a sacrifice. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Thrasymedes who could stand his ground in war, stood ready, with a sharp two-bladed axe, for the stroke of sacrifice, and Perseus held a bowl for the blood. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z "All your talk about chess and sacrificing queens. Crow's the one who's been sacrificed." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z “Face after face, hundreds and hundreds of them....I know how hard they have worked. I know the sacrifices they have made.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z When I had reached out to Yakov in the mikveh, I hadn’t realized how exactly he wanted me to help him, or what sacrifices it would entail. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z That was the night that Asha first heard the queen’s men muttering about a sacrifice—an offering to their red god, so he might end the storm. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Over the past few days, every time Jason sacrificed a portion of a meal to Jupiter, he prayed to his dad to help Nico. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z His face took on the sad veil of someone trying to get used to sacrificing what he wanted so badly. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z To him, it is a tug-of-war between living in the present and sacrificing for the future. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z It’s the sacrifice of an important piece early on in the game, with an eventual long-term gain down the line. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z One of Jabir’s odd jobs at the Night Zoo was to deliver a Zamani goat to the temple every week for ritual sacrifice. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “I shall pray and make sacrifice. Mayhaps the gods of Ghis will hear me.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z If they could go to God together, be would not be deserting his mistress or sacrificing her happiness to his own. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z There was only one future in that house, and it was Gabriel’s—to which, since Gabriel was a manchild, all else must be sacrificed. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Mrs. Coulter felt a sudden bolt of fear, because she knew exactly what he intended: he was going to sacrifice himself. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z How strange and paltry it seemed at the time, and now, looking back, what an abundance of good protein had been sacrificed in our honor. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “You are Odin, who was sacrificed by himself to himself so long ago.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z “Can you sacrifice even your tennis and books?” he said with a wry smile. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z But as such it was her terrible task to conduct the sacrifices, not actually herself kill her countrymen, but consecrate them by long-established rites and deliver them over to those who would kill them. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z We can try to find our cousin of a cousin, Jorge, who often has a couple of joints and knows a voodoo priest who will tell us our futures after performing a scary animal sacrifice. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z That seemed so dangerous, to think of me and my body as two separate things—as if one could be sacrificed to protect the other. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Jack had seen it, or had stumbled upon it and used it to prepare a sacrifice. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “You have a family, Alter. You have sisters, a mother. Do you really want to sacrifice everything? For what? So, you can pull the trigger yourself?” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z These were women who, like me, understood the level of intensity and sacrifice required to reach athletic excellence. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I couldn’t believe my mom was willing to sacrifice so much for me. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z ‘My brothers,’ Piper said, ‘sons of Aphrodite ... I give you a sacrifice.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z When I saw my mom’s tears, it made me realize how much she had sacrificed for me to be here. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z "The heroes are those who die. This was nothing—after it happened. A minor lesson in discipline. And do you know what discipline is, Brother Personal Responsibility? It's sacrifice, sacrifice, SACRIFICE!" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I tell myself I should feel happy she considers my arrival worthy of a chicken sacrifice. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It was sowing season, a time of great joy and solemn sacrifice and prayer. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z The sacrifice medal, a silver disk on a red-and-black ribbon, given for death in the line of duty, presented to Frank as if it were something important, something that made everything all right. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “Great sacrifice, great rewards!” he said then, letting both hands fall heavily from the shoulders, and with all my soul I coveted the delicious weight of goodness he cradled in those palms. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z And changing those conditions required many, many sacrifices like Fannie’s over a long time—more than a century. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z But in fact, murdering innocent people and burning their homes and fields requires very little courage or sacrifice. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z “I will cut you into pieces as a sacrifice to Night!” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Eumaios, taking flesh from every quarter, put lean strips on the fat of sacrifice, floured each one with barley meal, and cast it into the blaze. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes he wondered what they had sacrificed for the Gaming Machine, but one never asked. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z "But the community is demanding equality of sacrifice," I said. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z There was but one method for obtaining this life-energy: ritual human sacrifice. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “I’m sure you mean you are willing to sacrifice for the Collective, Glish. Whatever that may be.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z And then the two basic ideals of modem man—without them he is unthinkable—the idea of free personality and the idea of life as sacrifice. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It is from this tree that Odin hanged himself in sacrifice, making the world-tree a gallows and himself the gallows god. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z The integrity of the environment is thereby preserved, the enormous value of the wildlife habitat remains intact, and the beauty of shrub and fern and wildflower has not been sacrificed. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z He has proved the point that a man can, after all, stand up for justice and constitutional law and still not sacrifice his political career. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “The gods demand that we make a horrible and bloody sacrifice.” The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Because of her great beauty, the emperor himself had chosen her to be the next offering to Inti if the times demanded a human sacrifice. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Under interrogation, he insisted that he had never commanded anyone to sacrifice a human being. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “I will pour the water at sunrise, turning the sacrifice seven times.” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z ‘No? Then I guess we’ll have to wait for some real gods to sacrifice!’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z They found the boys faithful, obedient, and with just the right fighting spirit and willingness to sacrifice that each group wanted in its future soldiers. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Scientific progress and indeed progress of all kinds is often made at great cost, such as the sacrifice made by Henrietta Lacks. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Their line of reasoning boils down to this: England must fight, struggle and sacrifice its sons to liberate Holland and the other occupied countries. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z In this way the sacred mission of the Triple Alliance became translated into a secular mission: to obtain prisoners to sacrifice for the sun, the Alliance had to take over the world. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z These words felt like some kind of sacrifice, a precious offering to the universe. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z He would have sacrificed any one of them to know that what he was doing was making his father happy. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z How many people had sacrificed themselves for her? City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z “But you know I’m right. The best way to ensure that half our faction doesn’t die is to sacrifice one life.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z At work, I’d witnessed his humility and willingness to sacrifice his own needs and wants for a bigger purpose. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z With the death of Hector’s son, Troy’s last sacrifice was accomplished. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z That speaks not of sacrifice but of stupidity. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “Prince, I would sacrifice my life for you, and you treat me so rudely.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z If you show one, you must always sacrifice the other. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “I think it was clear to all of us what your plan was. To sacrifice yourself in the arena so that Katniss Everdeen and your child could survive.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z It was a sacrifice for something bigger than him. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “I lost my mother. I died and came back. Now my brother is missing. Isn’t that enough sacrifice for you?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Mr. Muhammad told me that his older children’s lack of formal education reflected their sacrifice to form the backbone for today’s Universities of Islam in Detroit and Chicago which have better-qualified faculties. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z That sacrifice had ultimately made all the difference, but it hadn’t been the only one. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z People might say afterwards "Old Macarthur lost his nerve a bit, made some colossal blunders, sacrificed some of his best men." And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z How can I sacrifice her to that boy with the sticking-out ears? Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z “Let us be off. That baby isn’t going to sacrifice itself, after all.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z “They sacrifice to send us here,” she continued. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z A look of steely determination—and I think parchment, judgment, sacrament, sacrifice. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z He sacrificed for the good of our country. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “I will here express but one sentiment,” Hamilton warned his Federalist colleagues, “which is, the Dismemberment of our Empire will be a clear sacrifice...without any counterbalancing good.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z I thought about all the people who had sacrificed time, money, and energy to build the grand old church and to furnish it with everything they needed to worship God as a community. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z One more sacrifice in a string of many. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z "We are sacrifices for the Great Green Tiger! We are not for you. If you attach us, you will make the mighty Green Tiger angry and he will destroy you!" Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Then I sacrificed 20 liters of precious water to the dirt gods. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, with one of those startling contradictions so common in mythology, she kept the Greek Fleet from sailing to Troy until they sacrificed a maiden to her. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “And even after that, when the robots recall the human absurdities of sacrifice and compassion, they will remember us.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z “I would sacrifice a few, yes, to take out the rest of them,” he replies. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Wherever you look are posters encouraging sacrifice and support for the war effort. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z If the sacrifice was not accepted, Bobby conjectured, Byrne would be lost; but if he did accept it, he’d also be lost. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z If I returned, it was to be sacrificed or to see those whom I most loved die under the grasp of a dæmon whom I had myself created. Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z "It's a risk which we must take. All of us must sacrifice for the good of the whole. Change is achieved through sacrifice. We follow the laws of reality, so we make sacrifices." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Second, it gives people a motive, other than genetic self-interest, for sacrificing their lives on behalf of others. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The hens, said Napoleon, should welcome this sacrifice as their own special contribution towards the building of the windmill. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z That I hated him for leaving Mitch to sacrifice himself for me. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z “You know, I sacrificed a lot to have children. Being a mother is truly one of the most selfless jobs you can do.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z You were pretty happy to sacrifice yourself for the world. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z The mothers, for their part, demand respect for their sacrifice: leaving their children for the children’s sake. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z “I’d love to see you survive, truly. That would prove you worthy sacrifices to Gaea in Athens. But then, of course, we wouldn’t need your friends in the elevator.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Without anything being said openly, the fact remained that the daughter had sacrificed her life to care for the mother, and that she had become a spinster for that reason. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “And when her cursed, evil silence polluted our swamp, I thought God had sent me a sacrifice to make myself, one last example of the evil that hides itself which I could destroy and purify.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z There was something strange in Jen he couldn’t quite understand, that made her willing to sacrifice herself to help others. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z “I worship in my own way. Perhaps I’ll make a sacrifice or two of my own.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Shaken by the death of a boy they had loved, each person had found ways to be more worthy of the sacrifice he had made. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He’d sacrificed himself to take out the Princess Andromeda, and I had abandoned him. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z “We all make sacrifices for the greater good. Your parents knew that, once.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z But I was willing to sacrifice my dignity if it meant I got to keep holding on to Hope Springs and my dream of the perfect place for me and Nan. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Now, after the enormous sacrifices American fighters had made, Truman felt he could not back down from that demand. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “The more I thought about it,” Bloom recalled, “the more I enjoyed the prospect of telling Mike De Young that no less a sum could compensate me for my sacrifice in leaving San Francisco.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z This is a chronic disorder that affects only children of immigrants, who experience a constant gnawing guilt for the multitude of sacrifices their parents made to bring them to the United States. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z He was cold, in agony, and on the point of death when his sacrifice bore dark fruit: in the ecstasy of his agony he looked down, and the runes were revealed to him. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z At first I had deeply resented being left out, especially since all of us were making huge sacrifices that would benefit everyone in the future. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But it was Leo Valdez who had made the real sacrifice. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I don’t know if Viola hears this or if she remembers it herself cuz she says, “I don’t think I’m the sacrifice.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z “I think,” I say, “that Jeanine Matthews will manipulate him. And that he will do anything to protect his faction, even if it means sacrificing the Divergent.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z They held the Doors shut as the elevator shuddered and the music played, while somewhere below them, a Titan and a giant sacrificed their lives for their escape. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z If his sacrifice could save the rest, the greater familial good would be served. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z He sang of Odin, the all-father, who was sacrificed to himself as bravely and as nobly as others were sacrificed to him. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z A part of his soul was still attached to yours, and, thinking to strengthen himself, he took a part of your mother’s sacrifice into himself. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z My crewmates sacrificed a year of their lives to come back for me. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z My whole family made sacrifices to help me on my fencing journey, and the last thing I wanted to do was cause anyone pain or embarrassment. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Clara was the one in whom she confided her most subtle feelings, and to her she consecrated her enormous capacity for sacrifice and veneration. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z While the others were taking their siestas she would practice the clavichord for two hours, knowing that the daily sacrifice would keep Fernanda calm. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z It didn’t matter that I had made white friends who would have sacrificed their lives to save me when we were at war. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Those who measured life by counting the crosses would not count her sacrifices for Rocky the way they counted her sacrifices for her dead sister’s half-breed child. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z On the day of our arrival, Father and I improvised a chamber pot, sacrificing a canning jar for this purpose. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z He couldn’t say that because he really loved them and if the house caught fire in the middle of the night he’d rescue them, he’d be willing to sacrifice his own life for them. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z If taking care of the poor and the sick meant sacrificing time with his family, it was a price he had to pay. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z "We have to protect our gains. It's inevitable that some must make greater sacrifices than others . . ." "That 'some' being my people . . ." "In this instance, yes." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z If the pretties were expected to make the supreme sacrifice in order to “belong,” what could the unattractive female do? I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z My daily budget was a quickly spent twelve dollars, and every extravagance called for a corresponding sacrifice. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “A prayer like that needs a sacrifice,” Thalia said. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z The two of them had given everything over to this effort, sacrificing their own personal lives so that I could try to preserve some semblance of mine. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The trouble was that practicing it involved certain sacrifices on Ron’s and Hermione’s part. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “We’ve been anticipating a huge dangerous monster, but the Ophiotaurus does not bring down the gods that way. He must be sacrificed.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z There were some men whose sons had died during the war who chose a certain way to tell their emperor there had been enough sacrifice. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Reverend Hunt performs the service, and we have a good meal afterward, with several chickens sacrificed for the celebration. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z “Let us not sacrifice the future to our immediate need.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z I tune out through the speech about victory and sacrifice. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s the people and animals who were sacrificed to feed the Masks,” said Tendai. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z She would have made any sacrifice to keep Frank safe. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z No country sacrifices its men without reason, and certainly not in the interests of another, and England is no exception. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z What if she was out here doing some kind of ritual sacrifice? Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Suddenly the responsibility and relative sacrifice meant something completely different, like a landscape taking on new colors, or all the furniture in a house being rearranged so that now everything appeared perfectly in place. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Wilkins weighs 136 pounds, and of all the kamikazes who dominate Permian and are eagerly willing to sacrifice their bodies for the great cause of football, he is the most fearless, or foolhardy. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The hunter chose the darkest and most dangerous forest for the place where he would find the leopard cub for sacrifice. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z “You are willing to sacrifice me for this,” she says quietly. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The Blood Banner was a flag that was supposedly dipped in the blood of Herbert Norkus and other martyrs who had sacrificed their lives for the Nazi Party. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z “Okay, now let’s talk about the ways in which history can be sacrificed for entertainment.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Except the player isn’t sacrificing a pawn to attack a king, it’s a parry, a feint, a foil shift to divert attention. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z They’d sacrificed so much saving it from the cavern under Rome; but they had no idea what to do with it. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z My wickedness five years ago, or six, or twelve, has no existence except as now, mumbling, mumbling, sacrificing the slain world to the omnipotence of words, I strain my memory to regain it. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z A cyclotron designer could sacrifice either resonance or focusing, but not both. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z They learned to obey orders without question and to kill, even if it meant sacrificing themselves if necessary. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z More than that, for knowledge of runes, and for power, he sacrificed himself to himself. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z “Everyone has to honor and sacrifice for Angkar!” the soldiers yell. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z You’re impatient, stubborn and willing to sacrifice even your lives for what you believe. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z But I could see the sacrifice in her eyes behind the promise. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Every man who joined MK knew that he might be called on to pay the ultimate sacrifice. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d learned that the giants planned to use him as some kind of blood sacrifice to awaken Gaea. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z There was no idea as yet of the radiant gods of Olympus who would have loathed the hateful sacrifice. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z For this reason, he announced to all his friends that at the ceremony he would take the life of a leopard cub, as a sacrifice for the future of his young son. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z They found him and his sons on the shore offering a sacrifice to Poseidon. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z For a man who wrote novels, sacrificed the hours of his days to the invisible god of word upon word, Dad was never much of a talker. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Mom said that Grandma had “sacrificed and struggled her entire life, and this just proves that there’s no such thing as God.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Many a man had sacrificed one arm or foot, only to find the other going grey. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z An institution was gone from Salinas, dark and fatal sex, as hopeless and deeply hurtful as human sacrifice. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z It seems odd that Phrixus sacrificed to Zeus the ram that had saved him, in gratitude for having been saved; but he did so, and he gave the precious Golden Fleece to King Æetes. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z In the article in the Dutch paper, the reporter had said that Vincent's “love of art was a religion, an effusive honoring and sacrificing of himself.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “My gratitude is to you,” Tío Pepe bowed, “and to your children, who sacrificed a husband and a father to liberate our country.” Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z “Oh...you have no idea. He was too proud to make the proper sacrifices to Poseidon, so the gods punished me for his arrogance.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Bob the Titan, he warned me there would be more sacrifices ahead. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Until that time, the sacrifices I had made had not gone much further than being absent from my wife and family during weekends and returning home late in the evening. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And just like the story I’ve heard before, Quetzalcoatl is impressed with the rabbit’s willing sacrifice and generosity. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z He avowed that even if we proved that guerrilla war had not been approved and our policy of sabotage was designed not to sacrifice human life, the state could still impose the death sentence. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Suppose you sacrifice them and Reynolds is late? The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z As a boy I was occupied with the gods and sacrifices, as a youth with asceticism, with thinking and meditation. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘I’ve heard of you, Kekrops. You were the first to offer sacrifices to Athena. You built her first shrine on the Acropolis.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “Figure to yourself there’s a war on, you see, and everybody’s making some sacrifices. Maybe you could look at it that way.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The everyday practice of boiling, scrubbing, buffing and wiping became the badge of the students’ professional pride, to which all personal comfort must be sacrificed. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Sure, my dad has a drinking problem and my mom can be a little eccentric, but they make sacrifices for me. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z “Although we have suffered great sacrifices and losses,” Tho said, “and undergone a great deal of hardship, we have won.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Giving away black market goods is any smuggler’s greatest sacrifice. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z He was going to have to make a tremendous sacrifice. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z When he had finished, and his master had shown the king the stolen cup, some of the lords of the court cried out that the slave should be offered to the Firedrake as a sacrifice. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z They were monkeys from Room F, the original hot spot of the outbreak, some of monkeys that had been sacrificed by Dan Dalgard. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Wherever you go, whatever happens to you, people will know our sacrifice,” my mother said. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The Labadists in particular embraced simple communal living and sacrifice in order to flush out the poisons of self-love. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Most of them probably want me to sacrifice myself. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z We proceeded to play a slow, careful game, bunting whenever we had to, sacrificing to move runners forward, obeying Mr. Galanter’s instructions. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Matt thought she would easily sacrifice him to realize her goal. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “I have all my life been considering distant effects and always sacrificing immediate success and applause to that of the future,” he wrote. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z You may be assured that your sacrifice has been a boon and a solace to your country. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Dreams and a restlessness of the soul came to him, arising from the smoke of the sacrifices, emanating from the verses of the Rig-Veda, trickling through from the teachings of the old Brahmins. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z Only through hardship, sacrifice and militant action can freedom be won. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Witchcraft has entered you, but it can be driven out. I will provide the sacrifices, as many as are needed. You know this can be done!” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Chuguillanto could have been sacrificed to Inti, could have spent eternity in his constant presence. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Not counting Holy Week, Sundays, holy days of obligation, first Fridays, retreats, sacrifices, and cyclical impediments, her effective year was reduced to forty-two days that were spread out through a web of purple crosses. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Human sacrifice is such a charged subject that its practice by the Triple Alliance has inevitably become shrouded in myths. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “It feels like the Monitors are making such a sacrifice for the rest of us.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “Animal sacrifice is a part of root, Jez. Always has been. We are thankful for their life because it helps preserve ours.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “You must all sacrifice to help the war effort,” our teachers said. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ah, yes. Our three pioneers. Their sacrifice was necessary— all for the sake of progress, my dears. What we’re trying to do is advance the peculiar species, you see.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Stories that didn’t require her to sacrifice some part of her heart she hadn’t already given up. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Not in the town, where all that was natural had long been sacrificed, but on its outskirts, one could still see the passing of the seasons. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z This man used to find visions for them in the smoke of sacrifice. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, I appreciated the sacrifice at sea. A whole ship full of Diet Coke. Very nice. Although I would’ve preferred Diet Pepsi.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z It’s a true story, how I kept my promise, how I sacrificed my life. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z She also remembered Bob’s warning: This may not be the last sacrifice you must make to stop Gaea. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z If we had to sacrifice then, why can’t you sacrifice for our children to be a part of quality education through integration now? Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z These teams pulled in big rowdy crowds as well as college scouts, but my parents were adamant that Craig not sacrifice his intellectual development for the short-lived glory of being a high school phenom. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z They did so through a sacrifice of their own. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z We know the sacrifices you are being expected to make. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z “All of you, get up! We value you. We honor you. We sacrifice for you. We’re calling your names!” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z If we are going to win this fight against genetic damage, we will need to make sacrifices. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z ‘The sacrifice must be done properly. Thoon, destroyer of the Fates, come forward!’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z No, thought the dwarf, he plays the game of thrones, and you and Griff and Duck are only pieces, to be moved where he will and sacrificed at need, just as he sacrificed Viserys. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Willing to be brainswept are you, Reynard? I applaud your sacrifice. That is, I would if my hands were not so crudely bound.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z So, there’s Arnold Jones, held up by all these hands, flopping and kicking and shrieking like some poor Aztec human sacrifice about to be tossed off a pyramid. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He despised her spirit of sacrifice, her severity, her vocation for poverty, and her unshakable chastity, which he felt as a reproach toward his own egotistical, sensual, power- hungry nature. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z They wanted wives who would sacrifice themselves and appreciate the hard work and sacrifice of their husbands. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Serena Joy didn’t do this herself, she made speeches instead, but she presented this failure of hers as a sacrifice she was making for the good of all. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z “His mother left upon him the traces of her sacrifice. This is old magic, I should have remembered it, I was foolish to overlook it. . . but no matter. I can touch him now.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “The Witch in the woods? The one who insists that we sacrifice a baby every year or she will destroy us all?” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z She steps away from me and to the circle of hyenas, and she’s enveloped by them as Anise walks to her, holding the journal like it’s a sacrifice in her hands. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Sound and memory and broader social understanding are sacrificed in favor of heightened awareness of the threat directly in front of us. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z He was making a sacrifice, letting go of the one thing he had left. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Mr. Flux told his brave soldier, “Thank you Bed Time! Your sacrifice will not be forgotten.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Worse, he is so desperate that he sacrifices it at a discount, for 40 pesos. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Since the miner had sacrificed everything to his Personal Legend, the old man decided to become involved. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z As much as I longed to see them, though, I knew that after all the sacrifices they had made for my dowry, I would shame them by returning home. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z “And did you know what you would be sacrificing in doing that?” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z And, the next day, when two huge ravens landed upon the scraeling’s corpse, one on each shoulder, and commenced to peck at its cheeks and eyes, the men knew their sacrifice had been accepted. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z I discovered for the first time people of my own age firmly aligned with the liberation struggle, who were prepared, despite their relative privilege, to sacrifice themselves for the cause of the oppressed. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Like the general who fights side by side with his troops at the front, Bram did not want to ask others to make a sacrifice that he was unwilling to make himself. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z If faced with the Solomonic task of sacrificing the life of one newborn for an indeterminate number of fetuses, what number might you choose? Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z “All the flavor will be sacrificed, of course,” he says. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z "I will sacrifice myself for the people of earth," he said. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z There was no way she was going to let that sacrifice go to waste. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z She could have been a famous artist by now, she yelled, if she hadn’t had children, and none of us appreciated her sacrifice. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The lean travel rations had only accentuated the exquisite modeling of his features, and his short beard—kept trimmed, unlike everyone else’s—lent him maturity and consequence without sacrificing any of his youthful splendor. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry, Hazel. If you can forgive me, please—know that it was only because I loved you. She promised to let you live if—” “If you sacrifice yourself,” Hazel said, realizing the truth. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z It wasn't bad but not worth sacrificing my own private frozen lake for. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Schoolchildren, from first graders to high school seniors, stood up straight and tall in the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church sanctuary and offered themselves as “living sacrifices”3 to the cause of freedom and fairness. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “He sort of lost some revenue. The Corporation posted second, third, and fourth quarter losses totaling around forty billion? So, you know, they had to make some sacrifices, let some workers go.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z There had been temples and priestesses and fire rites and sacrifice, but that was a long time ago. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “But what we do? What do you—” “Think of it as a war sacrifice,” the FBI man interrupted. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “War is coming. It means sacrifices for everybody. I have to serve—it’s my duty. And you have to go away.” Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Prometheus had not only stolen fire for men; he had also arranged that they should get the best part of any animal sacrificed and the gods the worst. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z They had bought their safety by sacrificing the Envoy, and trusted me to make no trouble for them or myself. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z So I feigned interest in flowery descriptions of thwarted romance and complicated sacrifice all the way back to the main road, where Lula turned off to her house while Travis strenuously waved goodbye. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z There were sacrifices of pieces on both players’ parts. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z That afternoon, Nhamo sacrificed her best calabash to the water spirits. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Even if I could leave, Elias just sacrificed his life for mine. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z But the urgency of the competition with the Soviets created pressure to adopt the quickest, surest way into space, even if it was a little crude, or sacrificed long-term spacefaring viability for short-term earthly victory. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z That he understood the sacrifice she had made for him. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “The TV’s the altar. I’m what people are sacrificing to.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z She had the same thought Katie had had seventeen years ago dancing with Johnny—that she’d willingly accept any sacrifice or hardship if she could only have this man near her for always. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “The Monitors were willing to spend their lives on a ship to ensure the rest of us made it to Sagan safely. That was sacrifice!” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “No, she hasn’t told me that. I only just know that it’s about Dust and they’re like a kind of sacrifice.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z "The decree is just a temporary inconvenience. A few freedoms aren't too much to sacrifice for safety." The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z He had been ready to sacrifice everything to protect his beloved South, to keep the beautiful white woman in the flyer safe from the black man’s lustful rage. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z In seasons past playing for Permian had involved other sacrifices. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Over and over, I had seen the truth on the washing table—this goldene medina demanded you to sacrifice your body. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I had read widely in revolutionary literature, had observed many Communists, white and black, and had learned to know the daily hazards they faced and the sacrifices they made. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a sacrifice fly and moved the runners to second and third with only one out. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And once, when I bit into a candy bar and saw how lumpy it was, how full of secret dark spots and creamy goo, I sacrificed that as well. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “A woman hurls herself on your blade, offering herself as a sacrifice to prevent you from gleaning her child, and dies. What do you do?” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z And here was a man who lived on belief, but who sacrificed it at the first challenge, right when he needed it most. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z ‘Thank you, brothers, for helping to kill the giant. I need one more favour - an escape. And, believe me, I am properly terrified. I offer you this, uh, lovely ear as a sacrifice.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The dream bore the look of sacrifice but he thought differently. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Francie believed with all her heart that the altar was Calvary and that again Jesus was offered up as a sacrifice. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z When Lola had died enough, three pairs of young nettles were sacrificed for the incompetence of the twins—retribution was indifferent and granted no special favors to children. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The experiment required that they be sacrificed at the end of the time so that the researchers could take tissue samples and observe their bodies for any signs of infection. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I think about Angelina’s sacrifice for her daughter, its ending in loss, her grief. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z In an act of supreme sacrifice, he tapped her on the shoulder. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z The cuco laid Thorn on an elevated stone, like she was some sort of sacrifice. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z “And I’m not the sacrifice neither,” I say. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z He laughs at that, and says, “Death is a small sacrifice to become immortal.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Within that love, however, is an immense gratitude for the love that you have also bestowed upon Milly, and for the sacrifice you made for our family. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Teaching fencing, he sacrificed some of his secret. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Although there are several memorials to the deaths of these young people in other states, there has been no significant effort on the part of Birmingham and Alabama citizenry to remember these sacrifices appropriately.” While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z In the end, then, this horse too has been “killed” or “sacrificed.” History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z What we gained in comfort, we sacrificed in quiet. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I was always aware of the seriousness of their duties, what they were willing to sacrifice in order to keep me safe, and I never took it for granted. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Stupid, really, because what I’ve got now is a million times better, and I made sacrifices to secure it. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Your tireless and heroic sacrifices have made it possible for me to be here today. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I had sacrificed energy to recruit writers who subscribed to a revolutionary point of view, and now my feelings fought against the waste and meaninglessness to which my efforts were being reduced. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z And now, a detective has asked me to sacrifice a bad guy so my mother can be free. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z He had a calling for both sacrifice and austerity. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z They recalled the sacrifice of Iphigenia, lovely, innocent young thing, trusting her father utterly, and then confronted with the altar, the cruel knives, and only pitiless faces around her. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “Even if you could sacrifice everything,” he said, “which I don’t doubt you can do, I still think guerilla fighting is not for you.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z My dad got blown up in Afghanistan, and Ma and everybody we knew and plenty of people we didn’t know but knew his name, all reminded me—he sacrificed for all of us. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Poseidon had given this bull to Minos in order that he should sacrifice it to him, but Minos could not bear to slay it and had kept it for himself. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “After all, there’s a war on. It’s not much of a sacrifice, when you think of people starving and being bombed and all the other things.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z For reasons completely unfathomable to me, some of the other victors are trying to keep him alive, even if it means sacrificing themselves. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Instead I allowed myself to sacrifice this boy and his mother, perhaps even myself, and let the old man yell this one bloody murder, if only for Mitt. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z When I step out past the fence with its razor wire, I will make sure the world knows who they were and what they sacrificed. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z “I understand that you sacrificed an entire crew to a storm.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “The paper chain project is over. This is a school. We can’t sacrifice our gym indefinitely because a few people are disappointed.” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z The twins were surprised; everyone knew that would be a big sacrifice on his part. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z So that is the meaning of discipline, I thought, sacrifice . . . yes, and blindness; he doesn't see me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Was it for this, the sacrifice of the butterflies? In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Celeste looked at Tab’s face, then stared at Em, who was still lying across the coffee table like a sacrifice. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z Some sat sharpening their weapons; others sacrificed to queer gods, or dulled their nerves with milk of the poppy before going out to die. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She would sooner glean herself as her first act as a scythe than accept his sacrifice. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z I sacrifice another chicken and use the rest of the potatoes to make a stew they can take upstairs, and while it’s boiling, I try to comb the fleas from Max’s hair. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z And if some of us are prepared to sacrifice much in life in order to pursue such aspirations, surely that is in itself, whatever the outcome, cause for pride and contentment. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z His enemies and doubters, however, said that this Gotama was an idle fraud; he passed his days in high living, scorned the sacrifices, was unlearned and knew neither practices nor mortification of the flesh. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked upon this announcement with enormous relief as the end of any sacrifice I would ever be asked to make for Caroline. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d tried hard to make peace with the idea that an elite gymnastics career would require certain sacrifices. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z On and on he went, telling me how Central High’s students were suffering and sacrificing the reputation of their nationally acclaimed school because we had come there. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Did I make the right decision, was my sacrifice worth it? Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Now, we gotta go do dishes in the cafeteria, Chipper. God, the sacrifices I make.” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z This, she reminded me almost nightly, was his true courage and sacrifice. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z They were sacrifices, and I’d just gambled them away to a Nazi. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “This was your sacrifice for the Dark Lord, not to teach your favorite subject?” she jeered. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “You should not sacrifice your young lives for something that can never be.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z As at the Lyceum, there would have been a sanctuary for the Muses, and an altar for sacrifices, as well as a head priest, in this case appointed by Ptolemy. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z The pain on his face makes me feel such shame, but I am glad for my brother’s sacrifice. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Religion called—Angels beckoned—God commanded—life rolled together like a scroll—death’s gates opening, showed eternity beyond: it seemed, that for safety and bliss there, all here might be sacrificed in a second. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z They could best understand her, too, who was worshiped, not like other gods by the bloody sacrifices men liked, but in every humble act that made the farm fruitful. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z A long zipper of scar tissue in her side showed where she had made a devotional sacrifice to the Harvesters and the Life Cult. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “You sacrificed yourself to stop the giant from waking. I could never be that brave.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I decided to make a note of that sacrifice so that I could reference it in my future poignant Oscar acceptance speech. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z “By being willing to sacrifice everything you thought you came here to win, you have all proven yourselves to be true champions.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z “You talk about charm and beauty and sacrificing yourself to make things pleasant for people. I don’t believe you care a bit for that. You’re too conceited and stubborn and selfish...” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z It was indeed in the Spanish interest to exaggerate the extent of human sacrifice, because ending what Cortes called this “most horrid and abominable custom” became a post hoc rationale for conquest. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I desperately wanted to sacrifice myself and use the last pearl on her, but I knew what she would say. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z From 1572 onwards Aristotelian philosophy was facing a crisis from which it could not escape without sacrificing fundamental claims that it had long regarded as unquestionable. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z If I can’t fix our relationship, it’s a sacrifice I’m willing to make, because my lying to them keeps them safer. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z But even though the baby inside her was no bigger than a mulberry, Laila already saw the sacrifices a mother had to make. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z “Why don’t I find you a nice goat to sacrifice? I won’t ask a penny.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z This, for a pizza delivery driver, is the ultimate sacrifice. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Now that they were shaheed, packing up and running was an even worse affront, a betrayal, a disavowal of the sacrifice her sons had made. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Her daughter had not been sacrificed, he said. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Tal’s style was filled with wild, inspired combinations, intuitive sacrifices, and pyrotechnics. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Horatius, the Roman general, had single-handedly held off a horde of invaders, sacrificing himself on that bridge to keep the barbarians from crossing the Tiber. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z All around the walls and on the floor was the evidence of the lowest impulses to which humans could sink: one could not call the cruel remains of sacrifices bestial, for beasts have dignity. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Now they were only three, and Kaede was terrified that the Wood might demand another sacrifice. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Washing my mom's blood, which was shed from time to time; a sacrifice to make him happy. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Even though it was a struggle to send three children to a private school, my parents were both willing to sacrifice for their children’s spiritual education. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z She searched her mind for some proper egotistical humility and almost happily arrived at the sacrifice—herself. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The sacrifices and the supplication of the gods were excellent—but were they everything? Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z My ribs looked like a weather map predicting a winter storm, but I’ll count it a worthy sacrifice if Charlie never drives drunk again. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Dorothy’s friends and former Moton colleagues watched helplessly as their children’s futures were sacrificed in the battle over the future of Virginia’s public schools. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z The only other thing that I thought about was Narciso’s mad rush through the snowstorm to warn Ultima, and not until now had I ever understood the sacrifice of his commitment. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The gods of Olympus loved order and beauty in their sacrifices and their temples. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “Some come exploring on purpose and never make it back, A long time ago, the Cretans even sent people in here as human sacrifices.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z But my sense of the country was that relatively few people were ready to make the sacrifices to join the struggle. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Even though I understood what they meant, I could not help remembering that we Navajos had already sacrificed a lot. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “We all have to make sacrifices,” Constance muttered miserably. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z I’d sacrificed a social life, free time, and my summers to make myself a well-rounded student who would be accepted into an elite university. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “What you sacrificed everything for. Go on. It’s all yours.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Back when Mom worked, she was in the lab constantly, especially in those last few months with the Cobalt Blue Orchid, sacrificing late nights, weekends, even holidays. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Instead, he played for a win, sacrificing a knight, but ultimately winning back three pawns in exchange. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “The people are growing hungrier every day. The Sapa Inca is asking if it is time for a human sacrifice to appease the gods. We will ask the spirits tonight.” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z It does not mention the sacrifice of Iphigenia, and makes only a dubious allusion to the Judgment of Paris. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I was more than ready to make sacrifices so I could do both things. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z If the person across the heater saved or sacrificed me. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Her boyfriend had sacrificed himself for that mission. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Mitch had sacrificed himself so I could live, so I had to live. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z The goats to be sacrificed were marched in one by one, arrayed in silks and gold braids. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “What can happen to a people whose youth sacrifices everything in order to serve its great ideals?” he asked them. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z “I could be a sacrifice pawn,” she said to the press. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The bike had been in layaway for months, but the joy on his face had been worth the sacrifice. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z When Hermes was urging Prometheus to give in to Zeus he spoke of this, but in such a way as to make it seem an incredible sacrifice:— Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Or he could make the ultimate sacrifice and do what had to be done. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z “Or else we could be evil high priestesses who are going to offer him as a human sacrifice on the crocodile altar to—what was that evil god’s name?” The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Understanding that she’d sacrificed herself and allowed us to remain hidden. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z |
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