martyr

Example Sentences

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Colbert refused to see himself as a martyr and began his acceptance by letting a bit of the air out of the award, named after a blacklisted journalist.

From Salon • Mar. 9, 2026

Season 1’s subjects ranged from Francis of Assisi to Moses the Black, a robber turned monk and martyr in the fourth century.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

He’s an unhappy but willing martyr whose heart is slowly breaking the entire time.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

But her near mythical life—a young woman floating from the heavens to save fellow Jews—made her an enduring martyr for the young Zionists who founded Israel and for their descendants who would protect it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025

Or perhaps she’s one of those, Pile it on, I can take it, a martyr.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood