kidnapped

Example Sentences

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Sydney police have appealed for the return of an 85-year-old whom they believe was kidnapped by mistake.

From BBC

“I felt like I was being kidnapped, bro.”

From Salon

The FBI has released the first physical description of the man believed to have kidnapped Nancy Guthrie, the mother of US news anchor Savannah Guthrie.

From BBC

The news sparked an outcry, with Machado claiming he had been "kidnapped," and a US congresswoman warning of "grave consequences" if anything happened to him.

From Barron's

A US TV host whose family has been at the center of national attention for a week since her elderly mother was apparently kidnapped said Monday she and her siblings had reached "an hour of desperation."

From Barron's