The word "sake" is correct and usable in written English. The word "sake" can be used as a noun to refer to the purpose of something or a reason for doing something, or a synonym for "benefit". Example sentence: He stayed late in the office for the sake of finishing the project.
"For heaven's sake.
For God's sake.
For goodness' sake, we can't even tell the difference between disappointed loathing and apathy - when any reasonable person knows there is no difference - they're one and the same thing and should both be ignored.
I just thought for his own sake, to get respect off the Liverpool fans, he had to give us at least one year.
Rather than serving either commercial considerations or following the whims of musicians, the work he accomplished as a sleeve designer betrayed a fierce independence, and an obvious belief in art for art's sake.
"I'm not a psychotherapist, for God's sake!" "According to her medical notes, she saw you for counselling," I say.
So, whether you're elected leaders (as in older universities such as mine) or appointed, your currency is the same: ill-conceived change to entrench the interests of your cliques and for the sake of being seen to do something.
Thanks to Ludwig my first paper got accepted! The editor wrote me that my manuscript was well-written
Listya Utami K.
PhD Student in Biology, Bandung Institute of Technology, Indonesia