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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The Marlins victimized the Phillies’ pen with that three-run eighth, which included an RBI single by Otto Lopez, a sacrifice fly by Liam Hicks and an Agustin Ramirez two-out RBI single.
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 2 May 2026
Cora was the Houston Astros’ bench coach in 2017 when the Dodgers were victimized by a sign-stealing scheme during the World Series, which the Astros won in seven games.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
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
For Chicago, the shocking crimes are noteworthy contributors to its tattered national reputation — fair or not — for being unsafe and for criminal-justice policies perceived as being concerned more with the rights of those accused than the interests of those victimized.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 2 May 2026
Cora was the Houston Astros’ bench coach in 2017 when the Dodgers were victimized by a sign-stealing scheme during the World Series, which the Astros won in seven games.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
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
For Chicago, the shocking crimes are noteworthy contributors to its tattered national reputation — fair or not — for being unsafe and for criminal-justice policies perceived as being concerned more with the rights of those accused than the interests of those victimized.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
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“Victimize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/victimize. Accessed 5 May. 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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