kidnapped
Example Sentences
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The actor directs and stars in a film about a Los Angeles mayoral candidate whose son is seemingly kidnapped.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
He has described himself as a "prisoner of war" and said the US military kidnapped him.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
Plummer’s Getty is imperious and withholding, refusing to pay the ransom for his kidnapped grandson and seemingly puzzled that anyone would expect him to.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Nigeria's security forces have recorded a recent success in rescuing kidnapped victims.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
It will never be accurately known how many people were kidnapped via the Middle Passage and sold into slavery.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
