abducted
Example Sentences
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Using tribal power and rigorous detective work, a family of an army officer in Yemen tries to find out how he was abducted in broad daylight, and what happened to him afterward.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
Asheville police credit Flock with helping recover hundreds of stolen vehicles, find children abducted by relatives, and advance investigations, including after a July 4th-weekend shooting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
More than 300 people abducted in separate attacks in Nigeria have been rescued, the country's presidency says, in what it describes as its largest single-day operation by joint security forces.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
In fact, scores of American citizens have been abducted off the street and detained.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
“When she found out you were gone, she just about went off her chump. Thought you’d been abducted by wights or some barmi- ness. Sorry, Em. I had to tell her.”
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
