martyrdom
Example Sentences
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A couple of hours earlier he had messaged his mother "I chose the path of martyrdom", the prosecution said.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
The Islamic Republic and Shia Islam are imbued with the idea of martyrdom.
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026
Ali, a masked protester, told AFP "the martyrdom of Sayyed Ali Khamenei has hurt us".
From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026
Motherhood’s long association with martyrdom is a real turn-off.
From Salon • Feb. 4, 2026
After the shooting of Fannie Sellins, unions across the country used her martyrdom to rally workers in the first nationwide steel strike on September 22, 1919.
From "Fannie Never Flinched" by Mary Cronk Farrell
Vocabulary lists containing martyrdom
"Musée des Beaux Arts" by W.H. Auden
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"Musee des Beaux Arts," Vocabulary from the poem
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Poems 10.4
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