kidnapped

Example Sentences

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The brooding menace of his sound adds immeasurably to the film’s suspense, especially when Jo and Ben search frantically through deserted London alleyways for their kidnapped son.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

US television host Savannah Guthrie on Wednesday described her family's "agony" in her first television interview since her mother was apparently kidnapped nearly two months ago in a case that has gripped the nation.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 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

And Pa likes you a powerful lot, sir, but if he thinks you kidnapped me he’s gonna come ripping out after us like his hair’s afire.

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis