self-immolation
noun
self-im·mo·la·tion
ˌself-ˌi-mə-ˈlā-shən 
: a deliberate and willing sacrifice of oneself often by fire
Examples of self-immolation in a Sentence
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The extreme consequences of unfounded conspiratorial beliefs could be seen on the staircases of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and in the self-immolation of a protestor outside the courthouse holding the latest Trump trial.
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H. Colleen Sinclair, Discover Magazine, 9 May 2024
This isn't the first self-immolation to seize headlines this year.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2024
Through self-immolation, Bushnell made a desperate plea: Don’t be complicit in genocide, act now.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2024
This effort has included the suggestion that, on top of being supremely noble, self-immolation is also a conventional form of political protest, ...
—Becket Adams, National Review, 3 Mar. 2024
In the past few years, self-immolation has reëmerged as a form of protest in Putin’s Russia.
—Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2024
Sunday's incident appears to be the second instance of self-immolation in response to the war.
—Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2024
Within Arab circles, especially, the symbolism of a self-immolation is potent: a Tunisian fruit vendor who burned himself to death in 2011 set off pro-democracy rebellions that toppled dictators and upended the Middle East.
—Hannah Allam, Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2024
Palach’s self-immolation in 1969 protesting the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia that ended the blossoming is lore in our people’s history.
—Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 1 Jan. 2024
H. Colleen Sinclair, Discover Magazine, 9 May 2024
This isn't the first self-immolation to seize headlines this year.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2024
Through self-immolation, Bushnell made a desperate plea: Don’t be complicit in genocide, act now.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2024
This effort has included the suggestion that, on top of being supremely noble, self-immolation is also a conventional form of political protest, ...
—Becket Adams, National Review, 3 Mar. 2024
In the past few years, self-immolation has reëmerged as a form of protest in Putin’s Russia.
—Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2024
Sunday's incident appears to be the second instance of self-immolation in response to the war.
—Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2024
Within Arab circles, especially, the symbolism of a self-immolation is potent: a Tunisian fruit vendor who burned himself to death in 2011 set off pro-democracy rebellions that toppled dictators and upended the Middle East.
—Hannah Allam, Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2024
Palach’s self-immolation in 1969 protesting the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia that ended the blossoming is lore in our people’s history.
—Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 1 Jan. 2024
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“Self-immolation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-immolation. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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