martyrdom

Example Sentences

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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

A Shiite cleric, he lives frugally and was brought up in a religious tradition that reveres martyrdom.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

As Ralph Waldo Emerson saw it, Brown’s death on the scaffold turned him into a “new Saint awaiting his martyrdom, and who, if he shall suffer, will make the gallows glorious like the cross.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 9, 2025

Any serious politician will realize that under present day conditions in the country, to seek for cheap martyrdom by handing myself to the police is naive and criminal.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela