saint and martyr
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
All photograph: David Levene To some, he is verging on a saint and martyr, singlehandedly standing against the forces of Chinese political repression.
From The Guardian • May 30, 2013
He endured both tedium and bodily suffering with the fortitude of a saint and martyr; but next morning revealed him victim of a violent chill demanding medical aid.
From Deadham Hard by Malet, Lucas
Dear saint and martyr, she is safe from all misreading at last.
From The Far Horizon by Malet, Lucas
Tom à Becket had I sworn I was, that saint and martyr hallowed, I doubt not just as readily the bait they would have swallowed.
From Rookwood by Ainsworth, William Harrison
This theory, like the shallow sentimentalism which made an innocent saint and martyr of Mary Stuart, has never recovered from the crushing onslaught of Froude.
From The Life of Froude by Paul, Herbert W. (Herbert Woodfield)
