How to Use victimize in a Sentence

victimize

verb
  • They were victimized because of their religion.
  • Boyd was victimized by four walks, three of which came around to score.
    — Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press, 14 July 2019
  • So you're victimized by the fire.
    — Alan Gionet, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Boys were more than twice as likely as girls to be victimized.
    — New York Times, 22 May 2018
  • But Adams victimized him with some polished moves in the paint.
    — Barry Jackson, miamiherald, 23 Mar. 2018
  • Stern said there are steps to take, both to avoid scams, and even if already been victimized by a scam.
    — Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 1 Dec. 2025
  • Both got victimized on play-action and missed too many tackles.
    — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Each side counts its hate emails and claims to be the more aggrieved party and the more victimized.
    — Victor Davis Hanson, National Review, 24 Oct. 2017
  • One month later, both right-side tires went down again, victimized by some railroad tracks.
    — Jeff Sabatini, Car and Driver, 29 June 2017
  • Hundreds of young girls were victimized.
    — Tara Suter, The Hill, 17 July 2025
  • The post did not name the websites or detail how many people were victimized.
    — Taylor Telford, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Aug. 2019
  • Moore gave up four runs in 2 2/3 innings but was victimized by some bad luck.
    — Andrew Baggarly, The Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2017
  • The standard argument is that schools that play by the rules are victimized by those that cheat.
    — Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, 30 Sep. 2017
  • And he was victimized by a couple balls flared into the outfield.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2025
  • Matthews took care of the rest by victimizing the Eagles safeties in the open field.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 10 Nov. 2019
  • Anyone who may have been victimized by Bagley should contact our dept.
    — Kaitlyn Schwers and Tony Rizzo, kansascity, 17 Mar. 2018
  • And more and more teens are being victimized by peers using deepfake nudes.
    — Rachel Hale, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Klugh has been victimized by a pick six in each of Charlotte’s three games this season.
    — Steve Lyttle, charlotteobserver, 17 Sep. 2017
  • Don’t just look out for yourself, talk to other people in your life who may be victimized by a scam.
    — Heather Kelly, Washington Post, 17 June 2024
  • Musa's side was then victimized by Messi in their group finale.
    — Avi Creditor, SI.com, 29 June 2018
  • Bella, who's had enough of being victimized by men, kills 'em all over the course of one weekend.
    — The Week Staff, theweek, 11 June 2024
  • Motz didn’t just victimize the 63-year-old woman who bravely fought him off.
    — Sarah Brookbank, Cincinnati.com, 19 Dec. 2017
  • Because if black folks don’t speak up, we will again be victimized by a racist policy dressed up to look like help.
    — Solomon Jones, Philly.com, 13 June 2018
  • There’s a big crime problem in South Africa and whites as well as blacks are victimized by that.
    — Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 1 May 2026
  • Below is a list of those who allege that they were victimized in some way by Harvey.
    — Lily Herman, Teen Vogue, 16 Oct. 2017
  • Victims and co-victims are often re-victimized by true crime and its avid fandom.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 June 2026
  • Both were victimized by a drop, but the performances in large part mirrored each other.
    — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 11 Aug. 2023
  • The boss class victimized them as surely as the pharaohs exploited peasants and slaves.
    — Felipe Fernández-Armesto, WSJ, 28 July 2017
  • The names of the banks that were victimized in the scheme were unavailable on Wednesday night.
    — Joe Marusak, charlotteobserver, 20 Dec. 2017
  • The two are believed to have victimized dozens of underage girls and women.
    — Faris Tanyos, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026

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