VICTIM in a Sentence
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282 example sentences for VICTIM, such as:
1. I fell victim to the office bully.
2. The victim was knifed in the chest.
3. She was the victim of a sickening attack.
4. She was the innocent victim of an arson attack.
5. A few years ago she was the victim of a con man.
2. The victim was knifed in the chest.
3. She was the victim of a sickening attack.
4. She was the innocent victim of an arson attack.
5. A few years ago she was the victim of a con man.
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Meanings and Examples of VICTIM
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victim
n. an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance
n. a person who is tricked or swindled
Classic Sentence: (147 in 10 pages)
1 He did not even know whether any one else in the world felt as he did, or whether he was the sole victim of this mournful privilege.
2 The Klan had acted to save the as yet unnamed victim from having to testify in open court.
3 She was so evidently the victim of the civilization which had produced her, that the links of her bracelet seemed like manacles chaining her to her fate.
4 He had meant to keep free from permanent ties, not from any poverty of feeling, but because, in a different way, he was, as much as Lily, the victim of his environment.
5 By this time their destined victim appeared from his cabin.
6 The Pequod's prows were pointed; and breaking up the charmed circle, she effectually parted the white whale from his victim.
7 The woman who was paraded as a victim of violence was of bad character; her husband was a drunkard and a gambler.
8 She was compelled by threats, if not by violence, to make the charge against the victim.
9 The woman was a willing partner in the victim's guilt, and being of the "superior" race must naturally have been more guilty.
10 But when the victim is a colored woman it is different.
11 When the white man who is always the aggressor knows he runs as great risk of biting the dust every time his Afro-American victim does, he will have greater respect for Afro-American life.
12 The victim was Tamoszius Kuszleika, who played the violin.
13 Jurgis had gone with the desire to get into an inconspicuous corner and see what was done; but this attitude of silent and open-eyed attention had marked him out for a victim.
14 Two years was the "statute of limitations," and after that the victim could not sue.
15 The victim was an insurance agent, and he had lost a hundred and ten dollars that did not belong to him.
Example Sentence: (135 in 10 pages)
1 You admit you fired the gun and we now know that the shot killed the victim so you are, ipso facto, responsible for his death.
2 If you are the victim of a burglary, the emotional upset can affect you for a long time.
3 African hunting dogs will tear at the flesh of their victim until it is weak.
4 A few years ago she was the victim of a con man.
5 The inside of a van was as good a place as any to hold a kidnap victim.
6 When the attack took place, there were no victim support schemes.
7 She was the innocent victim of an arson attack.
8 She was the victim of a sickening attack.
9 First check that the accident victim doesn't have an obstructed airway.
10 A friend of the victim was subpoenaed as a witness by lawyers representing the accused.
11 He is said to have stifled his victim with a pillow.
12 The woman claims she was the victim of constructive dismissal after being demoted.
13 The victim was knifed in the chest.
14 I fell victim to the office bully.
15 The victim put up a heroic struggle against his assailant.