ABDUCT in a Sentence

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16 example sentences for ABDUCT, such as:

1. The kid was abducted at the gate of kindergarten.
2. That was the very evening when the abduction of Mme.
3. The husband had presided at the abduction of his wife.
4. The teenager may have been abducted by a religious cult.
5. The company director was abducted from his car by terrorists.

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 Meanings and Examples of ABDUCT
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
abduct
 v.  carry off by force; kidnap
Classic Sentence:
1  He immediately obtained numerous versions of the story, which ended in the abduction of a child.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 5: CHAPTER X—WHICH EXPLAINS HOW JAVERT GOT ON THE SCENT
2  The husband had presided at the abduction of his wife.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 25 PORTHOS
3  That was the very evening when the abduction of Mme.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 40 A TERRIBLE VISION
4  "Yes, my dear, the abduction is an accomplished fact," replied Eugenie.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 97. The Departure for Belgium.
5  Williamson and Woodley were both tried for abduction and assault, the former getting seven years the latter ten.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In IV. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SOLITARY CYCLIST
6  Pierre dined at the club that day and heard on all sides gossip about the attempted abduction of Rostova.
War and Peace 3 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 8: CHAPTER XXI
7  and by raising and lowering her shoulders she tried to show that she was an innocent party in this abduction, although the gesture did not show a lot of regret.
The Trial By Franz Kafka
Context  Highlight   In Chapter Three In the empty Courtroom - The Student - The ...
8  Bonacieux, who was charged with going to fetch the duke and conducting him to the Louvre, was abducted.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 12 GEORGE VILLIERS, DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM
Example Sentence:
1  Japan sanctions and financially rewards these parents to abduct these children.
2  The abduction of the Italians, along with one Iraqi colleague, was claimed by several organizations.
3  The movie Ransom describes the attempts to rescue a multimillionaire's son after the child's abduction by kidnappers.
4  Armed robbery and abduction have been on the increase countrywide.
5  The company director was abducted from his car by terrorists.
6  The kid was abducted at the gate of kindergarten.
7  The teenager may have been abducted by a religious cult.
8  A Japanese delegation has started talks in North Korea to try to clarify the fate of at least ten Japanese citizens who were abducted by the communist state.