variants
or saki
: a Japanese alcoholic beverage of fermented rice often served hot
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2025
There’s no room in modern leadership for an authoritarian style that defends positions for the sake of being right.
—Ed MacHa, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Instead, for the sake of the entertainment business, Hollywood should adapt to the way in which audiences want to watch movies, Sarandos argued.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 24 Apr. 2025
For the sake of our students — today and long into the future — policymakers must resist that temptation.
—Bruce Rauner, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Apr. 2025
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Noun
In 2018, the Giants were one of the many teams to make the mistake of passing on Allen and Jackson, for the sake of building around Eli Manning for at least one more year.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2025
There’s no room in modern leadership for an authoritarian style that defends positions for the sake of being right.
—Ed MacHa, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Instead, for the sake of the entertainment business, Hollywood should adapt to the way in which audiences want to watch movies, Sarandos argued.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 24 Apr. 2025
For the sake of our students — today and long into the future — policymakers must resist that temptation.
—Bruce Rauner, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sake
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“Sake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sake. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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sake
1 of 2 noun1
: goal sense 2, purpose
for the sake of argument
2
: the good of something : advantage
the sake of our country
Etymology
Noun
Old English sacu "guilt, legal action"
Noun
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