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My friend was the victim of an assault yesterday.

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Sentence

Narrator

My friend was the victim of an assault yesterday.

Study notes

How to use in different contexts

Reporting News

My friend was assaulted yesterday; police are investigating.

Expressing Sympathy

I'm so sorry to hear that your friend was the victim of an assault yesterday.

Seeking Information

Is your friend receiving the support they need after the assault yesterday?

Describing an Event

Yesterday was a terrible day; my friend was the victim of a brutal assault.

Rephrased versions

Formal

My friend was subjected to an assault yesterday.

Casual

My friend got assaulted yesterday.

Simpler English

Someone hurt my friend yesterday.

Phrases to learn

victim of an assault

A person who has been attacked or harmed.

was assaulted

To be physically attacked.