Sentence examples for sake of something from inspiring English sources

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She was in her element, combining sounds for the sake of something to call her own.

Were millions of people being urged to throw away their FM sets for sake of something better, a case could be made, but this is not true.

Because our work is almost always done "for the sake of something else," it's essential that we cultivate a sense of play, which he calls "the embodied apprehension of intrinsic value".

All organisms act so as to preserve their lives, and life is the only thing that organisms act to keep for its own sake, rather than for the sake of something else.

Or, as Aristotle would have asked: "what is its telos?" He answered his own question: "Wealth is evidently not the good we are seeking; for it is merely useful and for the sake of something else".

I realise with that grotesque term I've consigned Tina Fey, Mindy Kaling and Lena Dunham to the sidelines of relevance for the sake of something as arbitrary and sexist as hair colour, but bear with me.

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Saying something just for the sake of saying something can easily lead you to say something that is wrong or even might sound stupid.

And just to do something for the sake of doing something different, it doesn't always work for people.

These reactions epitomize that Reddit-bred attitude of pointlessly attacking something for the sake of attacking something.

These reactions epitomise that Reddit-bred attitude of pointlessly attacking something for the sake of attacking something.

"Do you allow yourself to be held hostage and get something done for the sake of getting something done, when in fact it might be perverse in its ultimate result?" Mr. Menendez asked.

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