freedom fighter

Example Sentences

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President Cyril Ramaphosa paid tribute to the "freedom fighter and a servant of the people".

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

As a lifelong pacifist, Senesh was hardly an obvious choice as a freedom fighter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025

The Galactic Emperor’s top henchman and the freedom fighter Luke Skywalker were related?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2025

His own father had taken him for walks in the White Hills Cemetery, explaining that somewhere beneath their feet lay the body of a Black American freedom fighter.

From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2023

It was Antigone who symbolized our struggle; she was, in her own way, a freedom fighter, for she defied the law on the grounds that it was unjust.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela