I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
become
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Did her trick to catch the saint who avoided becoming a martyr .
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If you want to become a martyr , make sure the issue merits it.
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There was a fear that he might die in Britain and become a rightwing martyr .
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Four little girls involuntarily became civil rights martyrs .
make
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The problem is to address this kind of thing without vilifying one group and making martyrs of another.
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His death made him a martyr to the cruelties of minority white rule and racial separation.
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In London they made Ken Livingstone a martyr and a hero.
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They made martyrs of themselves occasionally - a sorely missed commodity.
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Killing him would only make him a martyr .
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The army may have been holding back because it is reluctant to make martyrs .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a martyred look/expression/air etc
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He did not reply, but got into the car glumly, with a martyred air.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Don't be a martyr - ask for help if you need it.
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His martyrdom encouraged the people to resist.
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His death in police hands made him a martyr among the people.
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It sounds to me like she has a little bit of a martyr mentality.
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The early Christian martyrs were killed by the thousands.
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We all like to play the martyr sometimes.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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After assisting in the burial of a martyr , this newly baptized soldier was taken before the emperor.
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Becoming a martyr in most business environments is a good way to damage your career progress permanently.
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Four little girls involuntarily became civil rights martyrs.
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If there is no other career on offer, that of a martyr might have to do for the young men.
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It seems my prisoners - the unfortunate woman's relatives - are in some quarters regarded as martyrs.
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Maddy and Patrick are no martyrs, however.
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The problem is to address this kind of thing without vilifying one group and making martyrs of another.
II. verb
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And then?... martyred.
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Blaise was martyred during Lininius' persecutions.
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He was martyred in Alexandria by means of strangulation.
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He was martyred when thrown from a temple, then stoned to death.
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He was appointed bishop shortly before he was martyred while saying mass.
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Her eyes were half-closed, her expression martyred.
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James was beheaded in Jerusalem, the first apostle to be martyred.
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Undoubtedly, life would have been simpler had Emilio been safely martyred.