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How to use the word Martyrs in a Sentence?

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We need to change the way public schools view educators as a never-ending supply of energetic martyrs and treat them more like the professionals they are and that we expect for our children. you set your child up for greatness and they have so many great opportunities and to hear that was no longer being afforded to her, it broke my heart and brought me to tears.

Kimberly Walkes

Found on CNN
1 year ago

This was a suicide bomber and we have traced his movement. He was in a police uniform, we are closing in on the network. Every life of our martyrs will be avenged.

Moazzam Jah

Found on CNN
1 year ago

These people are the exceptions, but what can you do ? You don't really want to make martyrs of these people -- if they choose to( gather), they're putting themselves and others at risk.

Martin McKee

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Black women are not going to die (for public acceptance). We’re not going to be martyrs anymore, a gold medal is not worth someone losing their minds. I’m listening to Simone and hearing her say, ‘I’m more important than this competition.’.

Patrisse Cullors

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Sixty years ago we met. Sixty years of memories. We honor him today because though we beat and jail marchers when they make demands, we honor martyrs when they can no longer speak, we must honor John LewisLewis ' by completing the work for which John LewisLewis ' gave John LewisLewis ' life. We must pass the John LewisLewis ' Voting Rights Bill without delay.

Jesse Jackson

Found on CNN
3 years ago

We told the Russian authorities you are not party to this it is totally the regime and do not stand in our way. Because we have martyrs, we can not remain silent. We will continue to respond, including with our F-16s, our howitzers, our artillery, it is all in the field firing on the targets determined by our national intelligence.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Found on CNN
4 years ago

The decision to abolish the public order law is a culmination of the courageous struggles of women for 30 years, women martyrs deserve it.

Hadia Hasaballah

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

We will keep going and we wont back down, it has been 16 years of corruption and injustice. We are not afraid of bullets or the death of martyrs.

Abbas Najm

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

This money belongs to the Palestinian people and this is legislation to steal the money of the prisoners and the martyrs who are symbols of freedom for us and they must not be harmed.

Mahmoud Abbas

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

The gunning down by the police of 9 people in ...Tamil Nadu, is a brutal example of state sponsored terrorism. These citizens were murdered for protesting against injustice. My thoughts & prayers are with the families of these martyrs and the injured.

Rahul Gandhi

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

The marches are continuing and there are calls on people to gather in mass on Friday in a day we have dedicated to glorifying the martyrs.

Dawoud Shehab

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

Alongside our 56 martyrs, the FSA army had hundreds of martyrs.

President Tayyip Erdogan

Found on Reuters
6 years ago

We have said this over and over in my speeches. As I said this will come before the parliament and if it is passed from the parliament, I would approve this. I would confirm. Why? Because we do not have the authority to forgive the murders of our martyrs.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Found on CNN
7 years ago

He accepted his martyrdom there on the altar, he gave his life for us so as not to deny Jesus . . . He is a martyr and martyrs are beatified.

Pope Francis on Wednesday

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

"The most prevalent and destructive fear is not of sickness or death itself. It is the fear of being human. All of our neurotic symptoms are retaliation against ourselves for daring to be human, this is less than godlike martyrs or masters. This is what psychotherapy is all about: getting over the fear of being human.

Theodore Isaac Rubin

added by anonymous
7 years ago

I am here to renew a pledge that we are keeping count of every drop of blood of our martyrs. This account is being settled, and we will not rest till it is paid.

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

With pride we mourn the martyrdom of the leader Samir Qantar and we are honored to join families of martyrs.

Bassam Kantar

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Two of our armored vehicles suffered heavy damage after the detonation of hand-made explosives on the road. As a result of the blast, there were martyrs and wounded among our heroic armed comrades.

The PKK

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Both sides lost martyrs.

Ali Amoun

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We had martyrs and wounded, but we said we won't withdraw, we are used to the blood of martyrs and we have not liberated the land, but then the convoy withdrew, so we had to withdraw as well.

Ramadi Al-Yassiri

Found on CNN
8 years ago

We're celebrating now but we've suffered thousands of martyrs, massacres, mystery killings, destroyed villages, we support the peace process and expect the Kurdish people to bring peace. They are the hope of the Middle East.

Ekrem Baran

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

We welcome Taiwan compatriots to participate in memorial activities, and hope people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait can always remember history, cherish the memory of martyrs and rally together through war victory activities.

Fan Liqing

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Our goal is to remember history, commemorate the martyrs, cherish peace and look to the future, we will extend the invitation to the leaders of all relevant countries and international organizations. No matter who it is, as long as they come in sincerity, we welcome them.

Wang Yi

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

It is not a process of bargaining or give-and-take. The peace process is not about giving concessions. We will not allow any step which would hurt the memories of our martyrs.

Tayyip Erdogan

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

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