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Example sentences for: martyr

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The Independent said that although Ocalan was no saint or democratic hero, hanging him would only make things worse by turning him into a martyr for the Kurdish cause.
This aloof, slightly inhuman mix of traits somehow suited both the insubstantial martyr of Quiz Show (1994) and the Nazi sadist of Schindler's List (1993).
According to KSM, operatives volunteered for suicide operations and, for the most part, were not pressured to martyr themselves.
A catcher is something of a baseball martyr.
3) His martyr pose is pretentious and self-serving.