be victim

Example Sentences

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"You cannot be victim centred if you are not prepared to do that."

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

So for me, we have an opportunity here to be victim forward and give some of these victims a platform for speaking out, which is always worthwhile.

From Salon • Jan. 14, 2025

That means, if you’re a black officer who joins that system, you have to grapple with that or be victim to the problems that are inherent in that role.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2019

The “Empire” actor, first thought to be victim rather than collaborator, agreed to do two days of community service and forfeit $10,000 in bond money.

From Washington Post • Mar. 29, 2019

She liked the little, deep-set, dark grey eyes, the beaked nose, like the prow of a trireme, and the drawn-in mouth, which seemed to be victim of the astringencies it was driven to utter.

From Rest Harrow A Comedy of Resolution by Hewlett, Maurice Henry