martyr

Example Sentences

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A local newspaper quoted his mother, Sadaf Monfared, as saying the boy told her he "would like to become a martyr".

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Matfess pointed to how the role of martyr cemented a view of Babbitt for Trump’s followers.

From Salon • Jan. 6, 2026

He’s an unhappy but willing martyr whose heart is slowly breaking the entire time.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

But her near mythical life—a young woman floating from the heavens to save fellow Jews—made her an enduring martyr for the young Zionists who founded Israel and for their descendants who would protect it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025

The Hamilton side needed to claim that their fallen chief was a martyr who had arrived at Weehawken fully intending to expose himself to Burr’s fire without shooting back.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis