kidnapped

Example Sentences

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Another 251 were kidnapped and held in captivity in the Gaza Strip, including men, women, children, and foreign nationals.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

The United Arab Emirates paid over $20 million in November to secure the freedom of an Emirati prince kidnapped by JNIM, The Wall Street Journal previously reported, citing Western officials.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Iraq's powerful Kataeb Hezbollah armed group announced that it would release US journalist Shelly Kittleson, a week after she was kidnapped in Baghdad.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 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

What did you mean when you said, “This is exactly what I was afraid of”? And “Not yet”? Do you think Emma and Finn and I are in danger of being kidnapped, too?

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix