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

Barring another appeal, Rivas will be sent back to her home country to stand trial on charges of aggravated kidnapping.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Jason Pang questioned Hipolito’s belief of an attempted kidnapping.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Though John Surratt had been a conspirator in the kidnapping plot, he was not even in Washington on the evening of the assassination.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson