Christians are persecuted in Algeria.

White South Africans weren't a persecuted minority where they came from.

He had been persecuted and despised for his ugliness, and now he heard them say he was the most beautiful of all the birds.

The world's most powerful media empire is fiercely supportive of politicians who claim to be persecuted by "the media."

Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

John E. Rankin, a member of the House Un-American Activities Committee, once stated, "Communism is older than Christianity. It is the curse of the ages. It hounded and persecuted the Savior during his earthly ministry, inspired his crucifixion."

Tom and Mary said that they felt persecuted.

What I’m getting at is that Zamenhof not only built a linguistic object, but that behind that was an idea — an idea of brotherhood, a pacifist idea. That strength of an ideal — for which Esperantists were even persecuted under Nazism and Stalinism — is still conserved by the community of Esperantists. One cannot say that it has failed, but one thing needs to be said: the reason why any language is successful is always indefinable.

I felt persecuted.

Tom and Mary said they felt persecuted.