abducts
- present tense form of abduct (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Pak Jun Do abducts civilians from Japan, spies on radio broadcasts as a surveillance officer and even steals the identity of a government minister, all while struggling to avoid the prison mines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026
Stree 2, a horror-comedy about a mysterious woman battling a monster who abducts free-thinking women, was the year's second-biggest hit, playing in cinemas for months.
From BBC ● Dec. 28, 2024
When the witch returns on that date and abducts Nevena — having rendered her mute in infancy — the young woman embarks on an astonishing, shape-shifting journey of death and discovery.
From New York Times ● Mar. 31, 2022
An Arab chieftain abducts a U.S. widow and her children; President Theodore Roosevelt sends the Marines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2021
From the letters, however, I became convinced that the mysterious gentleman is neither a criminal, nor a fugitive from justice, nor yet an adventurous hero who abducts women!
From The Nameless Castle by Jókai, Mór
