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sake Noun 1

— If something is for mathx/math's sake or for the sake of mathx/math, it is to help mathx/math or make mathx/math happy. You are the reason I did it. I did it for your sake. I must pretend to be happy when I am not, for everyone's sake. The parents are staying together for the children's sake. — You use for God's/Christ's/Heaven's/Pete's/pity's/fuck's sake when you feel strongly about something. "No, I will not." "For God's sake, why not?" — If something is for mathx/math's sake or for the sake of mathx/math, it is for that purpose. I carried my gun in the jungle for safety's sake. Let's say, for the sake of argument, that he comes out and says, "I love you." Then what?

sake Noun 2

— Sake is a kind of Japanese wine made from rice.

sake

— noun (= interest) a reason for wanting something done for your sake died for the sake of his country in the interest of safety in the common interest — noun Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice; usually served hot — noun the purpose of achieving or obtaining for the sake of argument

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sake English » English

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Simple sentences

I did so for the sake of my health.

We make sake from rice.

For God's sake, Tom, what the hell is this?

For goodness sake.

I don't want you to stop smoking for my sake, do it for your health.

She divorced him for my sake.

Don't be angry with me, for I did it for your sake.

Cheap sake makes you sick.

We will set up a notice in front of the machine for safety's sake.

To give up smoking is not easy, but you should for the sake of your health.

This dish goes very well with sake.

This gold watch is the apple of my eye. Mother gave it to me as a keep-sake in her later years.

Let's have sake.

For God's sake don't tell it to anyone.

For goodness' sake, please be nice to him.

We study the past for the sake of the future.

I stopped smoking for the sake of my health.

Let's not argue for the sake of arguing.

I will help you for the sake of our old friendship.

I'll quit my job for the sake of my health.

He contributed a lot of money for the sake of art.

He stopped smoking for the sake of his health.

They stayed married for the sake of their children.

They fought for the sake of their country.

Movie subtitles

I suppose you did it for my sake.

Not only for my own sake but for your sake as well.

This is also the art of war. For the sake of winning.

For God's sake, where's the doctor!

Oh, for God's sake, get the doctor!

For pity's sake, Sister!

For pity's sake, Trevor!

Well, I hope so, for your sake.

Oh, for God's sake!

For God's sake, who is this man?

For God's sake who is this man?

For heaven's sake, gentlemen, you are not going to let yourselves be shown up by an american!

I beg you, Peter, for God's sake, take the money and return the contract to me.

For Allah's sake and for your children, you and your family have my protection.

For goodness sake, save yourself! Soldiers!

For God's sake, Signor, how you do stare at me!

For God's sake, Carlotta, I must at your feet.

For God's sake, young lady.

For God's sake, let me go!

If you must go, wear this, for your mother's sake.

Put it on, for God's sake.

For God's sake, Professor!

For God's sake, Mr. Harker!

For heaven's sake, are you completely bats?

Oh, for god's sake, keep your pity!

Oh, em, for god's sake.

So do I, Helen, not only for my sake, but for your own.

For your own sake, I suggest you answer these questions truthfully.

I'll definitely win. Not only for my own sake but for your sake as well.

For the sake of winning.

Give me sake.

I want some sake.

And I also feel that, for her own sake, Nurse Crane should stand down from duties until - the situation is resolved.

This is a plan case of a woman over-working. and half-starving herself for the sake of her family.

For God's sake, why?

You know, for our sake as nearly injured.

He paints at a snail's pace, for Pete's sake.

Father, no, for my sake.

Before you came here, everything was so great. And now, for his sake. we no longer know where we are employed.

News and current affairs

American citizens' resistance to moderating energy consumption for the sake of the global environment is much more deeply embedded.

We must answer this question not for the Americans' sake, but for our own.

The West is not about to declare war on Russia for the sake of a Georgia whose credibility has been greatly eroded by its president's irresponsible behavior.

For the sake of its own national interests, Israel must come to terms with its neighbors.

For their sake, and ours, we must not let them down.

We gritted our teeth and for the sake of our national economies supported our governments as they bailed out the banks with public money.

For the sake of the world, let's give the new WHO team the chance to make good on this commitment.

And both Xi and Li have indicated the government's willingness to tolerate slower GDP growth in the short term for the sake of building a stronger, more sustainable economy.

Just as governments have used laws, regulations, and other tools with great success to discourage smoking, so must they encourage citizens to eat a balanced diet - for the sake of their health and that of our planet.

At a time of growing concern about climate change, Europeans should be made aware of the long-term destruction done to a precious and fragile habitat for the sake of a short-term high.

The kind of politics that imposes sacrifices for the sake of future utopias has caused immense human suffering in the service of a variety of impossible ideals.

Yet postponing, for the sake of immediate gratification, a certain degree of planning for the future collective good can be as disastrous as indulging in utopian schemes.

Why can't Asia unite even for the sake of its own security?

For the sake of the welfare of billions of farmed animals, we should wish it rapid growth and success.

That doesn't mean that we are advocating a move to socialism; we want better and smarter regulation, not regulation for its own sake.

These clauses have yet to be invoked, but for the sake of unity and to strengthen the solidarity of African countries, it would be advisable for the nascent African Union take the lead.

This would require, of course, less cynical political elites who can transcend their petty ambitions and divisions for the sake of the country.

There is something about the narrative - a sex symbol sacrificing her fetishized breasts for the sake of her children, with her husband staying by her side - that is deeply reassuring to women in Western culture.

Are you willing to sacrifice some economic growth domestically - or, conversely, are you willing to jeopardize relations with China and India - for the sake of the environment?

Even speedier action is needed to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, both for its own sake, and because its repercussions destabilize other parts of the world.

In other words, if we do not want to reduce our vision of politics to policy processing, we need to remember - if only for the sake of fuller and more realistic judgment - that politicians are human, too.

For their own sake - and for that of Britain - other UK media organizations should stop flirting with censorship and lead this campaign.

For the sake of human rights and peace in the region, my hope is that the international community will bear witness to these circumstances, consider Judge Goldstone's report in its entirety and press for accountability for the most serious crimes.

Thank God - and thanks to all those brave Allied soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the sake of Europe's liberty.

Few Party officials really wanted to be troubled by the complexities of such calculations anyway, but either abided by them or paid them lip service, for the sake of maintaining patronage and seeking promotion.

In 1919, John Maynard Keynes told the statesmen of post-World War I Europe to abandon their vindictive patriotism for the sake of building a future of peace based on European integration.

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