abduct

Example Sentences

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Another clip claimed to show the abducted senior official from Nushki district.

From Barron's

Bovino’s men encountered a Spanish-speaking man who claimed to be an American citizen; his father had abducted him as a two-year-old and taken him to Mexico.

From The Wall Street Journal

Police in northern Nigeria say reports that worshippers were abducted on Sunday from churches in Kaduna state were false.

From BBC

Overnight, Wine's party said that he had been abducted from his home in the capital, Kampala - a claim denied by the police.

From BBC

She pointed to declarations from U.S. citizens who believed they were being abducted by criminals when confronted by masked immigration agents, including incidents where local police were called to respond.

From Los Angeles Times