How to Use abduction in a Sentence

abduction

noun
  • In the video, which marked the first time Frerichs was seen since his abduction, said it was filmed last November.
    Rahim Faiez, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Sep. 2022
  • Cleotha Henderson has been arrested and charged in her abduction and killing.
    Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 8 Sep. 2022
  • Police also analyzed a pair of sandals that were found at the abduction site, near the victim's phone.
    Amir Vera and Andi Babineau, CNN, 9 Sep. 2022
  • The two men are wanted for armed burglary, use of a firearm, abduction, and conspiracy to commit a burglary.
    Adam Sabes, Fox News, 18 Sep. 2022
  • The alleged abduction was captured by surveillance cameras.
    Chris Harris, Peoplemag, 22 Sep. 2022
  • In one instance, for example, a person running a workshop for counterfeit goods was arrested for abduction of the workers.
    Alyssa Hardy, refinery29.com, 27 Sep. 2022
  • The Taliban had long denied responsibility for Frerich's abduction, but the group was able to produce him for the exchange.
    Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 19 Sep. 2022
  • This month marks the 45th anniversary of the abduction, rape and strangulation of 20-year-old Ann Harmeier.
    Tim Evans, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Sep. 2022
  • And the abduction stories, which reached a peak in the late ’80s, were just nuts.
    Peter Rubin, Longreads, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Rather, the abduction was met by chuckles from the crowd, with a few gasps from those not in on the joke.
    Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Eagleson's body was found the next day in a wooded area about eight miles from the site of the abduction.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 10 Oct. 2023
  • Stallworth and Brown were in a relationship at the time of the abduction.
    Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 9 Mar. 2023
  • The White House and State Department condemned the abduction and killings.
    Ray Sanchez, CNN, 11 Mar. 2023
  • This is certainly the case in episodes six and seven, with the brutal abduction of Noah.
    Demetrius Patterson, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2024
  • The abduction attempt in 1974 has not stopped Princess Anne from getting off her ass and working.
    Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 21 Dec. 2022
  • The alleged abduction happened in front of the boy’s older sister, deputies said.
    Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Barrett’s friends, who were in the room during the abduction, spoke to police and a sketch of the suspect was developed.
    Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 29 Jan. 2024
  • By choosing Venus, the prince sets events in motion that will lead to the abduction of Helen, sparking the Trojan War.
    Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 June 2024
  • At night, Mike dreams of his missing brother, trying to solve the mystery of his abduction years ago.
    Washington Post, 26 Dec. 2023
  • Since their 2018 arrests, Stallworth and Brown have blamed each other for the abduction and death of Cupcake.
    Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 14 Nov. 2022
  • If Rhodes is unable to walk on his own, that rules out his abduction at any point prior to Civil War.
    Evan Romano, Men's Health, 26 July 2023
  • McBride, meanwhile, is the woman who returned the dogs to police days after the abduction.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 Dec. 2022
  • Since their 2019 arrests, Stallworth and Brown have blamed each other for the abduction and death of Cupcake.
    Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 7 June 2023
  • Many of the children were runaways or the victims of parental abductions or traffickers.
    Rael Ombuor, Washington Post, 30 Jan. 2024
  • In 1989, he was sentenced to four life sentences in Israel for the abduction and killing of two Israeli soldiers.
    Sophie Tanno, CNN, 20 June 2024
  • Zin obtained the livestream video of the abduction, in which the kidnappers hold Eliaz’s driver's license to the camera.
    Anna Schecter, NBC News, 23 Oct. 2023
  • That student, who was 15 at the time of the offense, pleaded guilty to felonious assault, abduction and hazing as part of a plea deal.
    Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 16 July 2024
  • Wilson was found guilty of abduction, rape, robbery and murder and was sentenced to death.
    Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 29 Jan. 2024
  • He was indicted in 2022 on two counts of rape and one count of abduction, WOIO reported.
    Gina Martinez, CBS News, 12 May 2023
  • An alleged abduction of three Virginia Beach children ended in a car crash Thursday morning that left the youngest dead, according to police.
    Julia Reinstein, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2024

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