How to Use abduction in a Sentence

abduction

noun

• The mastermind of the abduction was sentenced to four years in prison.
  — Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2021
• Her age, abduction and death disqualified her from the Amber Alert.
  — Krystal Nurse, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
• The sheriff’s office said early in the investigation that foul play was not suspected and that there was no evidence to suggest an abduction.
  — Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2021
• Several said the abduction of children for ransom had become a common phenomenon.
  — Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2021
• The keen and talented whites who can mimic this commodification of Blackness pull off a second abduction and enslavement in many ways.
  — Harmony Holiday, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
• Haitian police say the 400 Mawozo gang, a group with a long record of killings, kidnappings, and extortion, is responsible for the abduction.
  — Bradford Betz, Fox News, 17 Oct. 2021
• 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
• 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
• Stallworth and Brown were in a relationship at the time of the abduction.
  — Carol Robinson | [e-mail], al, 9 Mar. 2023
• A month after the abduction, the bodies of the U.S. drug agent and his pilot were found in shallow graves in the state of Michoacán.
  — Mary Beth Sheridan, Washington Post, 15 July 2022
• The White House and State Department condemned the abduction and killings.
  — Ray Sanchez, CNN, 11 Mar. 2023
• Police say the child's father is a suspect in the abduction.
  — Ashley Luthern, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 Oct. 2021
• Carl’s abduction, which turns out to be a bit of class warfare, has given him P.T.S.D.
  — Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
• 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
• He was charged with murder, rape and abduction with the intent to defile.
  — Steve Helling, PEOPLE.com, 17 Nov. 2021
• Once their walk was done the models were dragged into the sky by some alien abduction-style tractor beam.
  — Luke Leitch, Vogue, 29 Mar. 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
• The abduction happened outside the Lubins’ home in the in the 1600 block of Abner Terrace.
  — Matt Bruce, ajc, 16 Apr. 2022
• In the years that followed the abduction, Merrill told a few close friends about what had happened to him during that night of terror.
  — Liz McNeil, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
• Since their 2018 arrests, Stallworth and Brown have blamed each other for the abduction and death of Cupcake.
  — Carol Robinson | [e-mail], 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
• Roughly two hours of the abduction were recorded on Stephens’ sleep apnea app.
  — Carol Robinson | [e-mail], al, 17 Dec. 2021
• McBride, meanwhile, is the woman who returned the dogs to police days after the abduction.
  — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 Dec. 2022
• The girl and her mother went to the police department at about 7:45 a.m. to report the abduction attempt.
  — Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 2 May 2022

Last Updated: 17 Jan 2025