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
“Maybe you just fell in with the wrong crowd and got abducted by aliens,” Neiden says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
The actor stars in a series on MGM+ about a man in 1970s Indianapolis who abducted a mortgage lender and discussed it live on air.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
The president's orders came after the kidnappers posted a video on social media of what they said were those abducted last week sitting in a forest.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
“There you are! Your mother is in the house saying you were abducted by a boy at the lake.”
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
