martyrdom
Example Sentences
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Khamenei in his statement drew on the same core Shiite themes of martyrdom and resistance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
The Islamic Republic and Shia Islam are imbued with the idea of martyrdom.
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026
The "people of Pakistan join the people of Iran in their hour of grief and sorrow and extend the most sincere condolences on the martyrdom" of Khamenei, he added.
From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026
"With the martyrdom of the supreme leader, his path and mission neither will be lost nor will be forgotten, on the other hand, they will be pursued with greater vigour and zeal," a presenter said.
From Barron's • Mar. 1, 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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