kidnapped

Example Sentences

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So, after being kidnapped in Mexico, he entered the U.S. illegally and told border agents he was afraid for his life.

From Los Angeles Times

High on the agenda - for both sides - was the release of those kidnapped.

From BBC

“Shakespeare in Love” kidnapped its subject to force him into a flimsy and meretricious romcom; “Hamnet” reduces the concept of tragedy to actors being extremely sad.

From The Wall Street Journal

"We've had the Chibok girls kidnapped over a while, and we knew what we went through as the whole nation to bring them back home. So to see history repeat itself is so, so disappointing," Eniola said.

From Barron's

Muriel McKay, the wife of newspaper executive Alick McKay, was kidnapped after she was mistaken for Anna Murdoch, the then wife of Rupert Murdoch.

From BBC