- abduct
- 01. A father who was angry after losing custody of his children following his divorce has [abducted] the two children, and fled the country.02. A rich businessman was [abducted] at gunpoint by four masked men who are asking for one million dollars for his safe return.03. The [abduction] of British diplomat James Cross by Quebec separatists was one of the most important events in modern Canadian history.04. Hospital officials have increased security around the nursery following reports of a woman who was trying to [abduct] a baby.05. According to a newspaper article I read, most child [abductions] that occur are committed by a divorced parent.06. In my country, [abductions] of the rich are a common occurrence. Usually, the people are released unharmed after a ransom is paid.07. A number of tourists appear to have been [abducted] by a terrorist group opposed to foreign visitors to the country.08. The woman claimed to have been [abducted] by aliens who took her to their planet and performed scientific experiments on her.09. Reports of alien [abductions] have increased substantially since the UFO was sighted.10. The young boy was [abducted] by his father and taken out of the country without his mother's permission.11. The child was apparently [abducted] from her backyard while out playing.12. In the culture of Laos, brides were traditionally [abducted] by the groom's friends and relatives prior to the wedding.13. In the past, soldiers in Honduras often [abducted] teenagers from the street to be military recruits.14. In an army-led revolt in Haiti in 1991, President Jean-Bertrand Aristide was [abducted] and deported to Venezuela.15. In March of 1996, three American soldiers were jailed in Japan for up to seven years for the [abduction] and rape of a schoolgirl in Okinawa.16. In 2002, in the southern Chinese province of Guangxi, a man was executed for [abducting] and then selling 104 women as brides to poor farmers.17. In some developing countries, children are [abducted] from their homes and recruited into the army.
Grammatical examples in English. 2013.
