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
Hapoel Jerusalem's club badge now features a silhouette of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who was abducted and killed in captivity and whose parents have campaigned for peace through their grief.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 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
Alex Batty, who disappeared for six years after being abducted by his mother as a child, has described feeling a renewed "sense of purpose" after finding work.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Believing Diego liked me and wanted to be with me seemed more implausible than being abducted by aliens who wanted me to decide whether to save the world.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
