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 office alleged another burglary, a Dec. 9 Cincinnati area break-in, victimized a Cincinnati Bengals player, taking an estimated $300,000 in goods, the office said in its statement.
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Andrew Blankstein, NBC News, 19 Feb. 2025
The reforms also did nothing for people who were victimized under the old regime.
—Will Aronin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025
So many young women in our writers’ room were talking about the true epidemic of confidence issues for young women who are victimized by the way they’ve been taught to speak to themselves.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
Block is required to pay a minimum amount of $75 million and up to $120 million in refunds to consumers victimized by fraudulent transactions who did not receive refunds they were entitled to, as well as to those whose unauthorized transfers were not adequately investigated by Cash App.
—Anne Marie Lee, CBS News, 17 Jan. 2025
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Andrew Blankstein, NBC News, 19 Feb. 2025
The reforms also did nothing for people who were victimized under the old regime.
—Will Aronin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025
So many young women in our writers’ room were talking about the true epidemic of confidence issues for young women who are victimized by the way they’ve been taught to speak to themselves.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
Block is required to pay a minimum amount of $75 million and up to $120 million in refunds to consumers victimized by fraudulent transactions who did not receive refunds they were entitled to, as well as to those whose unauthorized transfers were not adequately investigated by Cash App.
—Anne Marie Lee, CBS News, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Victimize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/victimize. Accessed 26 Feb. 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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