Sake example sentences

Great, therefore, was the excitement throughout the valley, and many people who had never once thought of glancing at the Great Stone Face now spent much time in gazing at it, for the sake of knowing exactly how General Blood-and-Thunder looked.” Thank Heaven! That's fine! I am delighted for your sake.The first issue of her newspaper (21 April 1849) carried the following editorial: 'Let us ask how many men, possessed by thoughts of living and dying for the sake of Liberty, would be prepared to figureht for the freedom of the entire people, of all human beings? When asked this question, they would all too easily respond with a “Yes!”, though their untiring efforts are intended for the benefit of only one half of humanity – men.He explained, Richard wasn t interested in winning for winning s sake or winning to get a prize.The lady looked at me with the stupefied expression you would expect to receive from someone whom you have repeatedly drenched, and uttered an oath that started with “Oh”, finished with “sake” and in between had some words that I have never heard uttered in public before, certainly not by a nun.“Well, for pity sake—” “Pa says it would be ungrateful to leave it to starve.So, often the survivors of Rihand told us that they accepted their sufferings as sacrifice for the sake of their nation.Rajendra Prasad has recorded the upshot of their consultations — “They thought, amongst themselves, that Gandhi was totally a stranger, and yet he was prepared to go to prison for the sake of the peasants; if they, on the other hand, being not only residents of the adjoining districts but also those who claimed to have served these peasants, should go home, it would be shameful desertion.Would her stammering tongue again disgrace her? For the sake of this kind woman, however, she decided to make an effort.For the sake of simplicity, we have assumed that they have only five citizens each.I can't tell you how much misery she suffered, how many tears she shed for my sake.We shall, for the sake of simplicity, ignore the government sector for the rest of this chapter.However, for the sake of convenience, initially individual accounts are opened for each instalment.For God's sake clear that muddled head of yours and let's go.“You want to disgrace your family? Have some regard for our izzat!” “For the sake of your izzat,” said Bholi, “I was willing to marry this lame old man.