kidnapping

Example Sentences

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

From Slate • May 10, 2026

Freelance journalist Shelly Kittleson was released by Iran-backed Kataib Hezbollah a week after her kidnapping in Baghdad.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Guthrie said that before the kidnapping, her mother was in "tremendous pain" and had trouble walking.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

But Iran's governing football body has accused Australia of kidnapping the players and forcing them to forsake their home nation against their will.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

Despite his friendship with Washington, the senator was not about to be party to the kidnapping of a woman, who by this time had a baby.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis