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Recent Examples of self-sacrifice
Brendan evokes the Irish Republican tradition of self-sacrifice, while Gerry embodies a new attitude geared towards self-preservation.
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
Marcus has always been brave, but his bravery here was also an act of self-sacrifice.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Soon, Clark wrote Jaffe a letter suggesting that Jaffe, in a crowning gesture of artistic self-sacrifice, offer up his own body to be eaten in a restaurant.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
This type of altruism can result in unhealthy levels of self-sacrifice, enabling destructive behaviors or worsening situations despite good intentions.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
Marcus has always been brave, but his bravery here was also an act of self-sacrifice.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Soon, Clark wrote Jaffe a letter suggesting that Jaffe, in a crowning gesture of artistic self-sacrifice, offer up his own body to be eaten in a restaurant.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
This type of altruism can result in unhealthy levels of self-sacrifice, enabling destructive behaviors or worsening situations despite good intentions.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for self-sacrifice
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-sacrifice
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The resultant gratitude is more likely to stick around in the brain — and where gratitude abounds, altruism may follow.Sigal Samuel, Vox, 25 Nov. 2024
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Image In this moving departure from her Cash Blackbear series, Rendon shows how harm done to a marginalized community can reverberate through generations, and how collective altruism can be at odds with the needs of home and family.Sarah Weinman, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2024
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How does an actor convey this kind of go-for-broke generosity, a quality as elusive as a cloud floating across the sky?Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 13 Dec. 2024
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There has been an extraordinary outpouring of generosity, from the most modest to the wealthiest, and [from] beyond France.Rhonda Richford, WWD, 7 Dec. 2024
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That level of humility and magnanimity would go a long way these days.Christina Dugan Ramirez, Fox News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Lastly, there is the charity itself, which, for all its magnanimity, has glamorous roots.Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 21 July 2024
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“Self-sacrifice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-sacrifice. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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