sacrificial
adjective
sac·ri·fi·cial
ˌsa-krə-ˈfi-shəl 
1
: of, relating to, of the nature of, or involving sacrifice
2
: of or relating to a metal that serves as an anode which is electrolytically consumed instead of another metal that is present
Examples of sacrificial in a Sentence
their sacrificial acts of self-denial
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During that mission, a sacrificial spacecraft bumped the asteroid Dimorphos from its original orbit as a demonstration of one of humankind’s plans to deal with impending cosmic missiles.
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Joe Spring, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
Perhaps the key is to first understand more generally the Torah regulations of the Kohen (Jewish priest) who ministers in the Tabernacle wearing majestic garments, offering the sacrificial service.
—Rabbi Avi Weiss, Sun Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2024
Allen's defense team aggressively pushed their theory that Odinists, members of a pagan Norse religion hijacked by white nationalists, killed the girls during a sacrificial ritual in the woods.
—Kristine Phillips, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Nov. 2024
Homeowners, upset that the project’s expansion has stalled for so long, have stopped heaping the tubes with the sacrificial sand, which washes away in storms and needs to be replenished (at a cost of about $1 million a year), putting them in violation of their permit.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 23 Sep. 2024
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Joe Spring, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
Perhaps the key is to first understand more generally the Torah regulations of the Kohen (Jewish priest) who ministers in the Tabernacle wearing majestic garments, offering the sacrificial service.
—Rabbi Avi Weiss, Sun Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2024
Allen's defense team aggressively pushed their theory that Odinists, members of a pagan Norse religion hijacked by white nationalists, killed the girls during a sacrificial ritual in the woods.
—Kristine Phillips, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Nov. 2024
Homeowners, upset that the project’s expansion has stalled for so long, have stopped heaping the tubes with the sacrificial sand, which washes away in storms and needs to be replenished (at a cost of about $1 million a year), putting them in violation of their permit.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Sacrificial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sacrificial. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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