SAKE in a Sentence
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226 example sentences for SAKE, such as:
1. All must toil for freedom's sake.
2. Father loved me, first, for her sake.
3. I am interested in him for his own sake.
4. Many kiss the baby for the nurse's sake.
5. I have risked enough already for your sake.
2. Father loved me, first, for her sake.
3. I am interested in him for his own sake.
4. Many kiss the baby for the nurse's sake.
5. I have risked enough already for your sake.
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Meanings and Examples of SAKE
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sake
n. the purpose of achieving or obtaining
n. Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice; usually served hot
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 All must toil for freedom's sake.
2 It is for YOUR sake that we drink that milk and eat those apples.
3 You seem pretty sure of him," said he; "and for your sake, I hope you may be right.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde By Robert Louis Stevenson
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4 From the first he had sought to conciliate that gentleman, for the sake of the deserted girl.
5 Father loved me, first, for her sake.
6 I am interested in him for his own sake.
7 Let me entreat you, for your own sake and for hers, to be more quiet.
8 They might be whomsoever they pleased," replied Wamba; "but my neck stands too straight upon my shoulders to have it twisted for their sake.
9 I have risked enough already for your sake.
10 I have no mind to encounter a sentence of degradation, or even to lose my Preceptory, for the sake of a painted piece of Jewish flesh and blood.
11 I will give the hoary bigot no advantage over me; and for Rebecca, she hath not merited at my hand that I should expose rank and honour for her sake.
12 Surely," said the worthy churchman; "you shall have mine own ambling jennet, and I would it ambled as easy for your sake as that of the Abbot of Saint Albans.
13 Be it so," said the King; "but for thine own sake tax me not with usurpation now.
14 For God's sake, all of you, say spiteful things about me, then I shall know I mean something to you.
15 I was always saying: go to a good instructive film, but do for goodness sake keep away from these melodramas and love films.
Example Sentence: (16 in 2 pages)
1 Let's assume for the sake of argument that we can't start till March.
2 Many kiss the baby for the nurse's sake.
3 For the sake of historical accuracy, please permit us to state the true facts.
4 For the sake of simplicity, let's divide the discussion into two parts.
5 Many claimed to be environmental refugees, leaving for the sake of their health.
6 If you love a girl, it's better to fight for her happiness than to abandon her for the sake of her happiness.
7 I stopped smoking for the sake of my health.
8 Your sister is trying to read;please be quiet for her sake.
9 For the sake of completeness I should mention one further argument.
10 He had married her principally for the sake of her father's property.
11 For heaven's sake let's keep to the point or we'll never reach any decisions.
12 Aircraft manufacturers want to reduce vibration for the sake of safety.
13 "I could dare it for the sake of any friend who deserved my adherence; as you, I am sure, do."
14 I like to give names that either illustrate the character or are wildly misappropriate for the sake of humor.
15 For the sake of policy and representativeness, we need a constitutional amendment to remove this prerogative from the president.