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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And Boise State’s defense victimized the conference’s worst offense, intercepting freshman quarterback Carter Jones three times — Jeremiah Earby had two of them — recovering two fumbles and holding the Pack to 247 total yards.
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Jim Keyser, Idaho Statesman, 25 Oct. 2025
An Ohio man is facing charges after officials say a social media prank victimized a child.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2025
Delbarton publicly acknowledged in 2018 that at least 30 men had come forward with allegations that, over three decades, 13 past or current priests and monks at the school had victimized them — in addition to a lay faculty member who is now retired.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2025
And more and more teens are being victimized by peers using deepfake nudes.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
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Jim Keyser, Idaho Statesman, 25 Oct. 2025
An Ohio man is facing charges after officials say a social media prank victimized a child.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2025
Delbarton publicly acknowledged in 2018 that at least 30 men had come forward with allegations that, over three decades, 13 past or current priests and monks at the school had victimized them — in addition to a lay faculty member who is now retired.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2025
And more and more teens are being victimized by peers using deepfake nudes.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Victimize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/victimize. Accessed 29 Oct. 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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