persecutor

Example Sentences

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The dilemma for these communities is whether they can accept reintegration into a state that couldn’t protect them or prosecute their persecutors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2025

In its statement, the Patriarchate of Georgia said that an icon could depict "real stories related to the life of the saint, including rulers and ordinary people, heretics and persecutors of the Christian faith".

From BBC • Jan. 11, 2024

Roberts disingenuously implies that colleges and universities, like Yick Wo’s persecutors, discriminate “with an evil eye and an unequal hand.”

From Slate • Jun. 30, 2023

"If you're being persecuted, you can try going up your chain of command, but often that doesn't work because they're the persecutors," he said.

From Salon • May 8, 2022

When I was first banned I abided by the rules and regulations of my persecutors.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela