freedom fighter

Example Sentences

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But it’s hard to fault the admirable choice, announced Friday, of Venezuelan freedom fighter María Corina Machado.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 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

"They follow in the tradition of the Irish-American school teacher, Appalachian union organizer and freedom fighter, Mother Jones, who said, 'Mourn for the dead and fight like hell for the living,'" Haukeness said.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2023

The children of a freedom fighter also learn not to ask their father too many questions, and I could see in their eyes that they understood that something serious was occurring.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela