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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So the reality is, people are on edge because everyone knows someone who's been victimized.
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Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Police in the region reported the organization has victimized thousands through extortion, drug and human trafficking, kidnapping and murder.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
On the flip side, new middle linebacker Mohamed Toure had four tackles but was victimized on the biggest defensive misstep of the night -- Eli Raridon’s 65-yard catch and run that set up Carr’s 7-yard TD run to tie the game at 24 late.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
Criminal networks also maintain and sometimes sell spreadsheets of targets, which can lead to the same person being victimized over and over again, by fraudsters taking on new personas.
—Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
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Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Police in the region reported the organization has victimized thousands through extortion, drug and human trafficking, kidnapping and murder.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
On the flip side, new middle linebacker Mohamed Toure had four tackles but was victimized on the biggest defensive misstep of the night -- Eli Raridon’s 65-yard catch and run that set up Carr’s 7-yard TD run to tie the game at 24 late.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
Criminal networks also maintain and sometimes sell spreadsheets of targets, which can lead to the same person being victimized over and over again, by fraudsters taking on new personas.
—Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
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“Victimize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/victimize. Accessed 10 Sep. 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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