martyrdom

Example Sentences

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That’s why, instead of welcoming his impending martyrdom in the courts, he sounds so unhappy.

From Los Angeles Times

The allusions to crucifixion, martyrdom, entrapment, escape, time and eternity are fully intentional.

From Washington Post

Angry and frustrated, she said, they had shown increasing interest in violence and martyrdom.

From Washington Post

“Bickford intended to die in the attack, in an effort to achieve martyrdom,” the federal complaint said.

From Seattle Times

But just as Catholic saints get their status through martyrdom, the saints of MAGAdom must get theirs through falsified tales of victimhood at the hands of "woke mobs" or the "fake news media."

From Salon