crusader

Example Sentences

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A self-styled anti-corruption crusader, Yoon rose from star prosecutor to South Korean president in just a few years.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

Medroso alternatively played the roles of detective, crusader and plaintiff.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 6, 2025

From that moment, she became a globe-trotting crusader for animal rights.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2025

Hawke’s rangy crusader happens to be a magnet for that type of trouble.

From Salon • Sep. 23, 2025

Royal had read of the man’s exploits in the newspaper—lawyer, abolitionist crusader, bane of slavers and those who did their dirty work.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead