kidnapping

Example Sentences

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Sometimes, though, the birds recruit new helpers by kidnapping other groups’ young.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

Parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee, China is known to have “conducted coerced repatriations of economic fugitives from the U.K. and kidnapping of dual nationals overseas.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Authorities believe the incident was an accident and was not an act of terrorism or kidnapping, a US official with knowledge of the matter told the BBC.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

In Glenn’s fiction debut, Lila Devlin, once one of the most famous actresses on the planet, returns to Los Angeles 10 years after the kidnapping and death of her daughter, Josie.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

After all, their attitude toward him so far made him feel that they did not consider him as being mixed up in the kidnapping.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright