Sentences with 'martyrs'
Example sentences and phrases with the word martyrs and other words derived from it.
• « In the early Christian era, martyrs were numerous, especially in the persecutions ordered by the Roman emperors. »
• « These martyrs could have saved their lives if they offered sacrifices to the pagan gods. But they did not. At first glance we think that this was just a religious matter, and it was. But at the same time it was a supreme act of defence of freedom. »
• « The martyrs, imprisoned and shackled, knew how to keep the most precious of all goods, spiritual freedom. The executioners could dominate their bodies, but they could never impose themselves on their spirits. »
• « The Sons of Liberty immediately seized on the event, characterising the British soldiers as murderers and their victims as martyrs. »