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Meanings of hapless victim in English

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Usage of hapless victim in English
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Then, carefully, the spider will approach to inject venom in its hapless victim.
Silent screams
2
In that narrative, President Carter is a hapless victim of the plutocrat's machinations.
NY Magazine
3
Meanwhile he watched her, as a beast of prey watches its hapless victim.
Bought and Paid For; From the Play of George Broadhurst
4
Then he got a German soldier to tap the hapless victim on the shoulder.
In the Claws of the German Eagle
5
The hapless victim again and again implored Elizabeth to deal generously and justly with her.
The Illustrated London Reading Book
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And, perhaps even more ludicrous, that it was the hapless victim of rumour-mongering by London hedge funds.
The Irish Times
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Once this procedure was the cause of a calamity of which Sebastijonas Szedvilas was the hapless victim.
The Jungle
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But it did not make sense for them to be stuck out here with their hapless victim.
Halo Cryptum
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I was only a hapless victim of circumstance who was having a hard time getting a good night's sleep.
Alpine for You
10
Once the disk image is mounted, the hapless victim then launches the app, which proceeds to create the backdoor.
Wired
11
The gradual metamorphosis of Ms Beverley Flynn from active predator into hapless victim has been a sight to behold.
The Irish Times
12
This, with the Romanists is a great sin, and the poor hapless victim is at once placed under punishment.
Life in the Grey Nunnery at Montreal / An Authentic Narrative of...
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Away from the hapless victim!
The Bride of the Nile — Volume 11
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Scant ceremony was displayed in binding their hapless victim; the operation was conducted to the accompaniment of kicks and cuffs.
The Downfall
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I no longer hated him so much; rather I pitied him, the hapless victim of a horrible chain of circumstance.
Each Man Kills
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The hapless victim, in a state of insane calm, put one hand into the gaping maw, unable to believe his eyes.
Legends of the dragonrealm, vol ii
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