kidnap
Example Sentences
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He told Elsie he had been kidnapped by one of his creditors in a bid to get money from her.
From BBC
According to a news release from the San Bernardino County sheriff’s department, the couple faked the story about their son being kidnapped.
From Los Angeles Times
Some Nigerians welcomed U.S. intervention, citing their own government’s failure to make headway against terrorism and banditry since the kidnapping of the Chibok girls more than a decade ago.
However, the Catholic Church said on Thursday that about 35 students who either escaped or had not been abducted in the first place did not show up for a headcount immediately after the kidnapping.
From Barron's
Families of those killed or kidnapped are leading the protests to demand an independent investigation.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
