victimization

Example Sentences

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“Yet, the disproportionate criminal victimization of Black Americans receives little attention, even as public discourse often centers on racial injustice.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

This helps the empathizer make sense of things, but it sounds more like victimization and a savior complex than empathy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025

This Pulitzer Prize-winning novel brings nuance to communities that have been ravaged by extractive capitalism and then shamed for their victimization.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2025

Because that added another level of victimization to them.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2024

It's when mercy is least expected that it's most potent—strong enough to break the cycle of victimization and victimhood, retribution and suffering.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson