How to Use fall victim to in a Sentence

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  • And some fall victim to current and time and are washed away.
    — Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 15 June 2023
  • But the Council can and does fall victim to the peer pressure of the people who won’t leave them alone.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Curbed, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Ask the tough questions when need be, and do not fall victim to the pressure of pivoting at the wrong time.
    — Revecka Jallad, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
  • The political left and right still fall victim to the deceit of the Alger myth.
    — Time, 17 Aug. 2023
  • As the petition alludes, Kile isn’t the only one to fall victim to their death in Lake Lanier.
    — Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 13 Dec. 2023
  • What’s the first industry to fall victim to climate change?
    — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2024
  • But even the most state-of-the-art bathroom can fall victim to dirty grout lines if not properly maintained.
    — USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2024
  • But even the most state-of-the-art bathroom can fall victim to dirty grout lines if not properly maintained.
    — Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2022
  • That meant kids were 51 times more likely to fall victim to identity theft than adults.
    — Chloe Taylor, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2023
  • Consumers over the age of 60 were more than three times as likely to fall victim to Bitcoin ATM fraud compared to younger adults.
    — Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 3 Sep. 2024
  • Customers under age 40 were even more likely to fall victim to bank fraud.
    — Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 16 Nov. 2024
  • Our homes often fall victim to mess, with piles of clutter appearing out of nowhere.
    — Kat Romero, Rolling Stone, 16 May 2024
  • With no one willing to believe her, Judith must either escape the confines of the manor, or fall victim to the evil that dwells within it.
    — San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Sep. 2021
  • With no one willing to believe her, Judith must either escape the confines of the Manor or fall victim to the evil that dwells within it.
    — Clark Collis, EW.com, 14 Sep. 2021
  • Still, Idaho could always fall victim to the ruling of a federal judge even with their ban in place, just as the schools in New Hampshire and Virginia have.
    — Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Yet the 47-look collection at times seemed to fall victim to its own restraint, seeming to lack vibrancy.
    — Thomas Adamson, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2022
  • Research shows that the people who commit violent crime are more likely to fall victim to it.
    — Emily Davies, Washington Post, 20 Jan. 2024
  • The 1,700 guests in attendance that day, however, were destined to fall victim to a new set of superlatives.
    — Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Even stars much bigger than our Sun can fall victim to the black hole’s extreme gravity and be pulled in toward its gaping maw.
    — Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Mary Snipes can relate to the helpless feeling of having a relative fall victim to a preventable death.
    — USA Today, 15 May 2022
  • The goal is to determine the percentage of employees who fall victim to the phishing attempt.
    — Justin Rende, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2023
  • The durable construction and slick coating will give them plenty of speed on the hills and won’t fall victim to cracks from freezing temperatures.
    — Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 29 Dec. 2023
  • Shaun of the Dead manages to pay homage to titans in the zombie genre while cleverly circumventing the uninspired tropes these film’s can fall victim to.
    — Colin Scanlon, Redbook, 11 May 2023
  • Biden also echoed the fears that the country's economy could fall victim to the military's designs on power.
    — Samy Magdy, ajc, 28 Oct. 2021
  • Proceed cautiously and don’t fall victim to swindlers trying to steal money.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 9 June 2024
  • Advocates say as many as 1 in 10 tenants facing eviction fall victim to the ruse, and the culprits rarely face consequences.
    — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2021
  • Unfortunately, guys who seem to be in good health can still fall victim to sudden heart attacks.
    — Christopher Kelly M.d., Men's Health, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Some of the biggest U.S. banks are devising a plan to compensate customers who fall victim to scams on their Zelle payment network.
    — WSJ, 29 Nov. 2022
  • The world’s smallest sculptures can fall victim to something else entirely.
    — Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 31 July 2024
  • If this has happened to you, then count yourself among the unlucky group of shoppers who fall victim to package thefts — or porch piracy, as its commonly known.
    — Haleluya Hadero, Fortune, 21 Dec. 2023

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