martyr

Example Sentences

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"The wife of the martyred supreme leader is alive, and the initial reports of her martyrdom were incorrect," it said.

From Barron's

"If one wants to be martyred, let him stay where he is... let him be martyred alone, why come to people who are already tired?"

From Barron's

Mohammad Mokhber, a former Iranian vice president, called the new supreme leader “the complete mirror of our martyred leader, Imam Khamenei.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Colbert refused to see himself as a martyr and began his acceptance by letting a bit of the air out of the award, named after a blacklisted journalist.

From Salon

And martyrs are exalted in Shiite Islam, Iran’s prevalent faith.

From Los Angeles Times