sacrifice pride

Frequency: 4.02.0 per million words

To give up one's pride, often to achieve a greater goal.

prideVERB + pride

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sacrifice

Examples (10)

  • He had to sacrifice his pride to ask for help.
  • Sometimes, you must sacrifice your pride for the sake of peace.
  • She was willing to sacrifice her pride for the success of the project.
  • They urged him to sacrifice his pride and apologize.
  • Having to sacrifice one's pride is never easy, but sometimes necessary.
  • The leader chose to sacrifice his pride for the unity of his people.
  • If you want to achieve greatness, you might have to sacrifice a little pride.
  • Despite his initial reluctance, he eventually decided to sacrifice his pride.
  • To save the company, the CEO had to sacrifice his pride and admit defeat.
  • Will you sacrifice your pride to mend this broken relationship?