Sentence examples for executed as a martyr from inspiring English sources

As for the difference between More and Cromwell, More was executed as a martyr because he refused to deny his beliefs; Cromwell was executed because he overreached himself.

He was eventually executed as a traitor.

When Koestler's wife campaigned for his release, she had both to conceal his Party affiliation and, at the same time, to fight against the Party's own preference, which was that Koestler be kept in prison as long as possible, or even executed by Franco, as a martyr to the anti-Fascist cause.

In a revised court filing yesterday, they added more explicit language, invoking the jury's conclusion in the al-'Owhali case, that if Mr. Mohamed is executed "he will be seen as a martyr".

In announcing the verdict, for example, the jury forewoman said 7 of the 12 jurors concluded that "if Khalfan Mohamed is executed, he will be seen as a martyr and his death may be exploited by others to justify future terrorist acts".

The jury did not say how it divided, but reported that 7 of 12 jurors concluded that if Mr. Mohamed were executed, "he will be seen as a martyr and his death may be exploited by others to justify future terrorist acts".

Did he believe that if he were executed, the majority of Iraqis would see him as a martyr?

Many viewed him as a martyr for continuing to espouse his cause, and some thought the king had lost more than he gained by having him executed.

He is honoured as a martyr.

Attucks was glorified as a martyr.

They describe their father as a "martyr".