Examples of victimize in a Sentence
They were victimized because of their religion.
victimized by a confidence man with a slick story
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Phoenix was victimized by the Lakers’ Luka Dončić (among others), who put up 33 points and had 11 rebounds and eight assists.
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Joe Vardon, The Athletic, 17 Mar. 2025
The programs provide parents with prevention tools as well as information on identifying behaviors commonly associated with children who may have been victimized.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2025
Combined, the two newspapers reported finding 12 women who claim to have been victimized by one or more of the brothers.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
As incidents of rape continue to rise citywide, a man raped a 15-year-old girl at knifepoint in the stairwell of a Bronx building last week, police said on Tuesday, urging anyone else who may have been victimized by him to come forward.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2025
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Joe Vardon, The Athletic, 17 Mar. 2025
The programs provide parents with prevention tools as well as information on identifying behaviors commonly associated with children who may have been victimized.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2025
Combined, the two newspapers reported finding 12 women who claim to have been victimized by one or more of the brothers.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
As incidents of rape continue to rise citywide, a man raped a 15-year-old girl at knifepoint in the stairwell of a Bronx building last week, police said on Tuesday, urging anyone else who may have been victimized by him to come forward.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Victimize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/victimize. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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victimize
verb
vic·tim·ize
ˈvik-tə-ˌmīz 
victimized; victimizing
: to make a victim of especially by cheating
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