Persecute in a sentence

And now they want to leave the European Court of Human Rights so they can persecute refugees, clearly oblivious to the fact that they themselves are, indeed, humans with rights.

As the blood-stained pages of history amply attest, dogmatists may try to convert, persecute, torture, or even burn their victims at the stake for their own good.

He described Hon. Wase as their worthy son irrespective of party affiliation saying, “our brothers and sisters in Plateau State, this is the time for us to come together to persecute this agenda”.

In the sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5:44, the Lord Jesus Christ commanded us to love our enemies and pray for those who persecute us that we may be the sons of our Father in heaven.

Jackie Chan's Master Splinter warns the brothers humanity will always persecute them.

López Obrador urged Hispanics to reject candidates who persecute migrants and fail to respect their rights.

Of course, DeSantis does not “persecute” migrants, but has exposed the preening hypocrisy of progressive “sanctuary” jurisdictions.

The Met has also face allegations of police corruption, with the Guardian reporting that officers were accused of taking bribes to help him persecute staff and avoid accusations of abuse.

There can be no presumption that the majority community will not persecute members of its own who dissent from the mainstream of politics.

Throughout the process he’s attacked the criminal justice system as being rigged against him, falsely claiming that Biden and the Department of Justice had somehow colluded with Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg to persecute him.

Trump’s campaign has always had vengeance and retribution for those who persecute him, in his telling, as a central theme.

After repealing Article 350 in Indian Occupied Kashmir (IOK), a free hand had been given to Indian armed forces to arrest, torture, persecute and kill any civilian.

But the FBI also has a terrible reputation wherein such loosely-defined categories are weaponized and used to unfairly persecute and punish anyone who steps outside of the status quo.

In the dance piece, communist police start to persecute Falun Dafa practitioners for their faith, but divine help arrives for the practitioners.

It has worked so well, in fact, that it is tempting to assume it was not introduced solely to persecute Manchester City.

The Baha’i International Community calls on the Houthi authorities to respect the rights of the six detained Baha’is, to grant them access to their lawyers, to release the Baha’is immediately and to cease to persecute the members of this faith in Yemen.

The phrase “synagogue of Satan” is taken from the New Testament book of Revelation (2:9 and 3:9) and refers to those who would persecute the early Church.

Although the 79-year-old does not have the same charisma as his predecessor, he represents the policies of Iranian hardliners who refuse to reform the system and continue to persecute dissidents.

Beijing faces growing international pressure as it continues to use the excuse of fighting terrorism and radicalization to persecute Uyghur Muslims.

Browder alleged that Guatemalan prosecutors and the head of the U.N. commission conspired with Russian authorities to persecute and prosecute the Russian family—a claim that the U.N. denies.