freedom fighter

Example Sentences

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As a lifelong pacifist, Senesh was hardly an obvious choice as a freedom fighter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025

The Galactic Emperor’s top henchman and the freedom fighter Luke Skywalker were related?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2025

"Me, myself, I am a freedom fighter and I want them to be free from the Sambisa Forest regardless of the situation they find themselves when they come out, whether Muslim or married or not."

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2024

The A.N.C.’s unprecedented move to sideline him will test the enduring popularity and pull of a former freedom fighter who easily won two presidential elections but resigned under pressure six years ago.

From New York Times • Jan. 30, 2024

The place of a freedom fighter is beside his people, not behind bars.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela