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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Opposite Jennings, fellow outside linebacker K’Lavon Chaisson got victimized on one of the Jets’ longest runs of the game, but otherwise was a positive force throughout with a pass deflection, run stuff and a hurry.
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Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 30 Dec. 2025
According to a 2021 report from the Bureau of Justice Statistics, individuals with disabilities are four times more likely to be victimized by serious violent crime compared to individuals without disabilities.
—Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 29 Dec. 2025
And there are few, if any, ethically and empirically sound ways to test whether a campus fortified with ShotSpotter or the newest AI surveillance cameras is less likely to experience an active shooter incident because the probability of that school being victimized is already so low.
—Emily Greene-Colozzi, The Conversation, 18 Dec. 2025
Americans are increasingly victimized by scammers.
—Kevin Collier, NBC news, 17 Dec. 2025
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Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 30 Dec. 2025
According to a 2021 report from the Bureau of Justice Statistics, individuals with disabilities are four times more likely to be victimized by serious violent crime compared to individuals without disabilities.
—Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 29 Dec. 2025
And there are few, if any, ethically and empirically sound ways to test whether a campus fortified with ShotSpotter or the newest AI surveillance cameras is less likely to experience an active shooter incident because the probability of that school being victimized is already so low.
—Emily Greene-Colozzi, The Conversation, 18 Dec. 2025
Americans are increasingly victimized by scammers.
—Kevin Collier, NBC news, 17 Dec. 2025
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“Victimize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/victimize. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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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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