to sacrifice one's life · to sacrifice (sth valued) · beast slaughtered as a sacrifice

He did it at the expense of his health.

He has endured sacrifices for America that most of us cannot begin to imagine.

What began 21 months ago in the depths of winter cannot end on this autumn night. This victory alone is not the change we seek. It is only the chance for us to make that change. And that cannot happen if we go back to the way things were. It can't happen without you, without a new spirit of service, a new spirit of sacrifice. So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism, of responsibility, where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not only ourselves but each other.

To my chief strategist, David Axelrod, who's been a partner with me every step of the way. To the best campaign team ever assembled in the history of politics! You made this happen, and I am forever grateful for what you've sacrificed to get it done.

Thanks to the development of agricultural science, world food production has managed to keep up with population growth - but only at the expense of the future.