be victim

Example Sentences

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"You can't be victim centred if you're not prepared to do that," he said.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 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

The Marguerite of the future could alone decide whether she were better off than the Marguerite of the past; whether she would rather be victim to a man, a church, or a machine.

From The Education of Henry Adams by Adams, Henry