Kidnapped

[ kid-napt ]

/ ˈkɪd næpt /

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noun

a novel (1886) by Robert Louis Stevenson.

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How to use Kidnapped in a sentence

Above all, though, as biographer James Pope-Hennessy observed, the author of “Kidnapped” remains “the great exhilarator.”
Robert Louis Stevenson’s ‘Kidnapped’ is not just an adventure tale, it’s a timely novel about politics and dissent|Michael Dirda|January 20, 2021|Washington Post
Astiz had infiltrated the group by pretending to have a kidnapped brother.
How Pope Francis Became the World’s BFF|Jason Berry|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Could these young women wrapped in explosives be some of the 300 schoolgirls kidnapped by the group last April?
The New Face of Boko Haram’s Terror: Teen Girls|Nina Strochlic|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Just last year, over 200 Nigerian girls were kidnapped from their school by the radical Islamist group Boko Haram.
Promoting Girls’ Education Isn’t Enough: Malala Can Do More|Paula Kweskin|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Cvetkovich claimed her husband had kidnapped her two young children and took off for Oregon in search of Masters.
The Godfather of Right-Wing Radio|Caitlin Dickson|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Woman claims Uber driver kidnapped her, Uber claims "inefficient route."
The Ten Worst Uber Horror Stories|Olivia Nuzzi|November 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It seems probable that he must have been kidnapped when very young, or found while astray in the woods.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King
About the following, let there be no mistake: I will not write the abstract of Kidnapped; write it who will, I will not.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson
When he was old he established a seraglio of fifteen-year-old girls, the most beautiful that could be bought or kidnapped.
Fighting the Traffic in Young Girls|Various
Seamen were kidnapped, often after a bloody struggle, and if caught inland were sent to the ports ironed like criminals.
The Political History of England - Vol. X.|William Hunt
The enmity that caused you to be kidnapped and carried away into the mountains still exists, and exists in even greater measure.
The Wreckers|Francis Lynde