abducted
Example Sentences
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The detainee issue is part of wider US-mediated negotiations, alongside separate efforts to recover the remains of Lebanese Jewish community leaders abducted and killed during the country's civil war.
From BBC β Sep. 3, 2026
In fact, scores of American citizens have been abducted off the street and detained.
From Salon β Aug. 6, 2026
And we set out to retrace the steps of investigators from the moment they arrived at Nancy’s adobe-brick ranch where she was abducted on Feb. 1.
From The Wall Street Journal β Aug. 3, 2026
He was abducted in neighbouring Kenya in 2024 and reappeared in Uganda, where he was brought before a military tribunal until the case was transferred to a civilian court.
From Barron's β Jul. 30, 2026
I wished I knew how to make Diego believe me; I wished the aliens had abducted him, too, so we could have watched the stars together.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
