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Researchers suggest that in the short-term, making sacrifices for the other person can improve relationships, and this improvement can encourage the giver to sacrifice even more.—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025 Even for the savviest gift giver, finding a Mother’s Day gift can be a challenge.—Rachel Trujillo, People.com, 2 May 2025 The term has since come to describe any gift that reflects the giver's desires more than the recipient's needs or personality.—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025 The impressive haul included average donations of $21 and 266,000 individual donors, nearly two-thirds of whom were first-time givers, figures that reflect wide and growing appeal among voters.—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for giver
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