Words similar to martyr

Example sentences for: martyr

How can you use “martyr” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Time says that evangelical youth gained a martyr when the Columbine shooters killed Cassie Bernall as she affirmed her faith in God.
Others who've devoted years to campaign finance and tobacco have watched McCain get credit as the heroic martyr, the patron saint of lost causes.
Already isolated by temperament, he seems more vulnerable than a conventionally nice martyr.
Columbine had the great hook: kids, especially the unfortunate girl who professed her belief in God and became an instant martyr.
The church is going to stick to the martyr story.