kidnapped
Example Sentences
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US journalist Austin Tice, who disappeared in Syria in 2012, was kidnapped in a calculated operation which was more than a month in the planning, the BBC can reveal.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
The “Today” show co-host during Tuesday’s broadcast shared a desperate message to those who kidnapped 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie from her Tuscon home in February.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
Ester Expósito stars in a screen version of Mercedes Ron’s popular romance novel about a business tycoon’s daughter who—after being kidnapped and then promptly returned—gets a very handsome protector.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
When one of Christopher’s cohorts is kidnapped and held for ransom, he and the former princess Anya Argen embark on a desperate quest to complete the kidnappers’ challenges and win their friend’s safety.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
First, he’d been dumb enough to leave them alone when he had run back to the boat, and Hazel had gotten kidnapped.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
