kidnappers
- plural of kidnapper.
Example Sentences
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After the two notes, Savannah Guthrie and her siblings released a video addressed to the kidnappers.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
He added that troops would continue operations and track down the kidnappers.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
Though William Alfred Newsom III went on to become an appellate court justice, Newsom’s father was best known for his role delivering ransom money to the kidnappers of J. Paul Getty’s grandson.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2026
They’ve scrutinized messages from people purporting to be the kidnappers, and on Tuesday, they questioned a man who was ultimately cleared and released.
From Salon ● Feb. 13, 2026
In New York, Douglass met David Ruggles, an African American abolitionist fighting against kidnappers who seized free blacks and sold them into slavery.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
