Crusade

//kɹuːˈseɪd//

"Crusade" in a Sentence (15 examples)

When the term "crusade" is used to refer to a noble quest, the groups who suffered from the original medieval crusades are not happy.

The American government has recently been on a crusade to wipe out drug trafficking.

Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force! You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which we have striven these many months. The eyes of the world are upon you. The hopes and prayers of liberty-loving people everywhere march with you.

Bush wanted a crusade against Islam.

So now you're de-toothing the media only to crusade for the government and government policies?

It is politicians, not doctors, who are leading the crusade against trans people.

The crusade against trans healthcare is being waged by politicians and clerics against doctors and biologists.

J.K. Rowling is not the victim of her own crusade against trans people.

It's exhausting dealing with people who yell "pedo!" the moment someone doesn't bow to their moral crusade. This must be a taste of what Russian queers deal with every day.

It is estimated that 130,000 to 160,000 crusaders fought in the First Crusade.

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During the crusades, many Muslims and Christians and Jews were slaughtered.

Their way lay through the hall, where hung the helm of many a bold forefather, and arms that had seen service even in the crusades.

a crusade against drug abuse

The same period that has seen social and political crusades increasingly replace religious messages in the pulpits has seen a sharp 35 percent decline in membership of the mainline Protestant denominations associated with the National Council of Churches.

He crusaded against similar injustices for the rest of his life.

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