sake

[US]/seɪk,sɑːkeɪ/
[UK]/seɪk,sɑːkeɪ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. reason, cause; Japanese rice wine, Japanese sake.

Phrases & Collocations

sake of argument

sake bomb

for goodness' sake

sake set

for heaven's sake

sake bottle

for the sake

for god's sake

for sake

for sake of

without sake

Example Sentences

for the sake of ulterior ends

a quarrel only for the sake of argument.

for the sake of his health.

for all their sakes (=for the sake of them all)

Oh, for heaven’s sake!

do sth. for the sake of one's family

he could betray his friends for the sake of money.

for the sake of clarity , each of these strategies is dealt with separately.

she means to marry that quiz for the sake of his thousands.

the couple moved to the coast for the sake of her health.

where did you get it, for heaven's sake?.

for the sake of simplicity, this chapter will concentrate upon one theory.

For God’s sake try and control yourself!

They stayed together for the sake of the children.

boy: That is the sake of bejesus is coveting you.

I stopped smoking for the sake of my health.

For goodness' sake, stop talking!

art of a purpose, not for its own sake, was his rubric.

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