kidnapped

Example Sentences

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Flotilla organisers put the number of "kidnapped" activists at 211.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

So when your relative calls claiming they’ve been kidnapped, you’ll know to hang up if they can’t name your first pet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

Governor James Orengo alleged Tuju had been "kidnapped".

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Released in 2010, “Tangled” is Disney’s animated take on the fairy tale “Rapunzel,” about a young princess with long blond magical hair who had been unknowingly kidnapped and secreted away in an isolated tower.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

He was a lactose-intolerant klutz, who couldn’t even protect his friend from getting kidnapped by wheat.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan