saint and martyr
Example Sentences
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All photograph: David Levene To some, he is verging on a saint and martyr, singlehandedly standing against the forces of Chinese political repression.
From The Guardian • May 30, 2013
He endured both tedium and bodily suffering with the fortitude of a saint and martyr; but next morning revealed him victim of a violent chill demanding medical aid.
From Deadham Hard by Malet, Lucas
Adalbert became the third saint and martyr of Bohemian origin, and was adopted by the Poles as patron saint.
From From a Terrace in Prague by Baker, Lieut.-Col. B. Granville
"Being in ignorance perhaps of his deserts, deeming him a saint and martyr, they resolved to avenge him upon you, and dragged you hither for that purpose."
From The Sea-Hawk by Sabatini, Rafael
It was better that Enid should think of her father as a saint and martyr, than as a profligate whose hand no honest man or woman would care to hold.
From A Life Sentence A Novel by Sergeant, Adeline
