persecutor

Example Sentences

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Then Arthur takes stock of his situation and decides he can’t rest until Rosa helps him get even with a past persecutor.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2025

The Department of Justice said Berger was the 70th Nazi persecutor deported from the United States.

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2021

When victims see a former persecutor, they are afraid to contact authorities.

From Washington Post • Dec. 27, 2019

That is what asylum law requires: membership in a particular social group, and a government that is either the persecutor or unwilling or unable to protect you.

From The Guardian • Jun. 21, 2018

Jesus appears to Saul and the persecutor of Christians nonpareil cries out, “Lord, what wilt thou have me to do?”

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson