martyr
Example Sentences
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The antique heroes of the 1780s vanish from his work, replaced by the drama of modern French revolutionary martyrs.
Making a profile documentary about the martyred Tejano music icon, whose life and career have already been the subject of a popular film and a scripted TV series, must be a daunting task.
From Los Angeles Times
His Marat has the “seraphic countenance” and clear skin, Mr. Crow tells us, of a “secular martyr.”
But to some, it has also made him a martyr.
From BBC
This is a self-aware martyr, assertive and vulnerable, manipulated by shadowy patriarchal forces.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
