How to Use martyr in a Sentence

martyr

noun

• Among those the group works with are the children of the 2015 martyrs.
  — Marlo Safi, WSJ, 10 Jan. 2019
• Then again, there’s no need to present him as a saint or a martyr.
  — SI.com, 9 May 2018
• George Floyd was not a martyr who died on a cross for our sins.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 23 May 2021
• The death of Stephen, the first martyr of the Christian faith, had a similar theme.
  — Loren A. Yadon, idahostatesman, 12 July 2018
• The many posters peppering the West Bank call her a martyr.
  — Dalia Hatuqa, CNN, 16 May 2022
• Help, but be careful not to fall into the role of martyr.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 8 Apr. 2020
• Her crisis of faith came with this edict: Among the martyrs who got the boot was St. Viviana.
  — Kevin Fisher-Paulson, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Feb. 2018
• The Martos are now the youngest-ever saints who didn’t die as martyrs.
  — Barry Hatton, The Seattle Times, 13 May 2017
• In death, Babbitt has become a martyr to many on the far right.
  — Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2021
• Babbitt has become a martyr among many on the far right.
  — al, 27 Aug. 2021
• But for what purpose did so many in the race martyr themselves?
  — Andrea Pitzer, Washington Post, 29 Nov. 2022
• Each ends as a trope: one a man who triumphs against all odds, the other a martyr.
  — Jordan Kisner, The Atlantic, 10 June 2022
• Fanestil begins and ends his book with the story of one such martyr, Nathan Hale.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2021
• Fakher, a father of three, is said to have been the first martyr of the revolution.
  — Nai Zakharia, The New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2020
• The first people honored as saints were martyrs who died for their faith.
  — Jackie Snow, National Geographic, 2 Sep. 2016
• Abrams emerged from losing her first statewide race in 2018 as a martyr who claimed that she was cheated out of the job.
  — Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 30 Mar. 2022
• Let someone try that, acting the martyr for the sake of love, an’ not be a tinkling cymbal?
  — Bohumil Hrabal, Harper's magazine, 25 Nov. 2019
• He has already been hailed as a martyr of the French Republic.
  — Adam Nossiter, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2020
• But in his death, the Patriot movement got a new martyr.
  — Leah Sottile, Longreads, 15 July 2019
• African-Americans indeed had not lived up to our end of the deal signed with the blood of civil rights martyrs.
  — Dahleen Glanton, chicagotribune.com, 27 Apr. 2018
• Kaepernick had a right to protest and become a media martyr.
  — David Whitley, OrlandoSentinel.com, 16 May 2017
• And maybe his glorious purpose is to be a martyr for his cause?
  — Lauren Huff, EW.com, 23 July 2021
• Some women's cheeks bore drawings of a red poppy, the symbol of a martyr in Iran.
  — Jade Le Deley, ajc, 2 Oct. 2022
• Some women’s cheeks bore drawings of a red poppy, the symbol of a martyr in Iran.
  — Time, 2 Oct. 2022
• The color signifies Christ's blood as well as that of Catholic martyrs.
  — Cara Kelly, USA TODAY, 9 May 2018
• On the road, Sierra demands to know whether The Professor is trying to be a hero or a martyr.
  — Tara Ariano, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2021
• After the war, they were honored as martyrs with schools, streets and town squares bearing their names.
  — Phil Davison, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2023
• The joy is not complete because martyrs of Nasiriyah and Najaf were just buried; their blood is still red.
  — Washington Post, 29 Nov. 2019
• That Cohen is one hell of a loyal lawyer, a real martyr.
  — Ana Veciana-Suarez, miamiherald, 16 Feb. 2018
• Pope Francis declared last year that Miller died a martyr at age 37.
  — Josh Verges, Twin Cities, 24 Dec. 2019

Last Updated: 9 May 2024