Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with sacrifice in American Collocation
sacrifice
noun
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ˈsækrɪˌfaɪs/
big
big
considerable
enormous
great
huge
major
real
History abounds with tales of men and women who made great sacrifices for love.
small
little
small
There are small sacrifices that can be made to save money.
leading to death
final
supreme
ultimate
These are the widows of soldiers who made the supreme sacrifice.
unselfish or good
courageous
heroic
noble
selfless
Thanks to their courageous, selfless sacrifices I was born and raised as a free, equal citizen.
personal
own
personal
self
My act of self-sacrifice impresses my shipmates.