victim
noun
a person who suffers from a destructive or injurious action or agency.
victims
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pluralof victim.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In these cases, clemency was issued before most of the money was able to reach the government or the victims it was owed to.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
The victims have not yet been identified and Sergeant Audrey-Anne Bilodeau said this process may "take a few days."
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
Leon Popek, an archaeologist with Poland’s Institute of National Memory that oversees the digs, said only 850 Polish victims have been found so far—perhaps 1% of the total killed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
United Nations officials have warned about the increasing numbers of civilian victims in the war.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
He looked, Nhamo had to admit, like one of the many cholera victims she had cared for.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
