martyr

Example Sentences

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A local newspaper quoted his mother, Sadaf Monfared, as saying the boy told her he "would like to become a martyr".

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

“Every martyr disappears into the cult of personality,” Sharlet said.

From Salon • Jan. 6, 2026

This is a self-aware martyr, assertive and vulnerable, manipulated by shadowy patriarchal forces.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

But to some, it has also made him a martyr.

From BBC • Dec. 19, 2025

Her face grew set in its lines, but her eyes shone with the devotion of a martyr as she answered:—

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker