How to Use victimize in a Sentence

victimize

verb

• They were victimized because of their religion.
• Matthews took care of the rest by victimizing the Eagles safeties in the open field.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 10 Nov. 2019
• Boyd was victimized by four walks, three of which came around to score.
  — Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press, 14 July 2019
• The first, of course, was the song’s reason for being: to save the lives of Ethiopians victimized by famine.
  — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 29 Jan. 2024
• But Adams victimized him with some polished moves in the paint.
  — Barry Jackson, miamiherald, 23 Mar. 2018
• In the fourth inning, with the cushion of a 5-2 Marlins lead, the Phillies victimized Straily.
  — Matthew Defranks, Sun-Sentinel.com, 1 May 2018
• Boys were more than twice as likely as girls to be victimized.
  — New York Times, 22 May 2018
• Some fans in the comments of Tegan’s Instagram post claimed they, too, had been victimized by the scammer in the past.
  — Samantha Riedel, Them, 31 July 2024
• Other Twitter users wrote that they, too, were victimized by the 24-year-old.
  — Lily Altavena, azcentral, 22 Mar. 2018
• Once again, the Wolverines were victimized by a Big Ten center.
  — Orion Sang, Detroit Free Press, 12 Jan. 2020
• The post did not name the websites or detail how many people were victimized.
  — Taylor Telford, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Aug. 2019
• 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
• The problems have been coming fast and furious, and the Saints have been victimized twice.
  — Mark Maske, The Denver Post, 18 Sep. 2019
• The mere existence of these images re-victimizes the child.
  — Julie Cordua, Marie Claire, 17 Apr. 2019
• The women victimized by Bill Cosby have been talking about his crimes for more than a decade.
  — Longreads, 7 June 2019
• 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
• New York’s Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wants the world to know she is being victimized.
  — New York Daily News, Twin Cities, 18 July 2019
• But, as time goes on, society as a whole is victimized.
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 15 Dec. 2023
• Matthew Boyd struck out 11 batters in seven innings but was once again victimized by the long ball.
  — Dana Gauruder, Detroit Free Press, 26 June 2019
• Here are a few simple steps consumers can take to help them avoid being victimized by their banks.
  — Ken Tumin, CBS News, 25 July 2023
• 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
• Keane said these items will be tested for DNA to possibly link the suspects to the children who claim they were victimized.
  — Vanesa Brashier, Houston Chronicle, 4 Apr. 2018
• Musa's side was then victimized by Messi in their group finale.
  — Avi Creditor, SI.com, 29 June 2018
• Anyone who may have been victimized by Bagley should contact our dept.
  — Kaitlyn Schwers and Tony Rizzo, kansascity, 17 Mar. 2018
• Both were victimized by a drop, but the performances in large part mirrored each other.
  — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 11 Aug. 2023
• As the victim in this case, Mr. Henley has once again been victimized by this unjust outcome.
  — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2024
• Making amends will require more support for the women who were victimized in the first place, Johnson said.
  — Christina Tkacik, baltimoresun.com, 13 Dec. 2019
• Curtis Riley: The Raider safety was victimized on two plays when the Vikings drove 76 yards on six plays for a game-opening touchdown.
  — Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2019
• Vandermeer sidestepped the scam, but says she easily could have been victimized.
  — Alana Semuels, TIME, 18 Sep. 2024
• Deepfake apps grabbed headlines in January when fake nude images of Taylor Swift circulated online, but many other, far less famous people were victimized before and after the pop star.
  — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 15 Nov 2024