How do you use Kidnap in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like nobble or abduct, plus the exact meaning.
Kidnap in a sentence
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Kidnap meaning
To seize or detain a person unlawfully and move or conceal them; sometimes for ransom.
Using Kidnap
- The main meaning on this page is: To seize or detain a person unlawfully and move or conceal them; sometimes for ransom.
- Useful related words include: nobble, abduct, snatch, seize.
- In the example corpus, kidnap often appears in combinations such as: to kidnap, kidnap and, the kidnap.
Context around Kidnap
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 13 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Kidnap
- In this selection, "kidnap" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, suspected, officer, lords, victims, last and kingpins stand out and add context to how "kidnap" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include against the kidnap of a and attacks torture kidnap and mass. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "kidnap" sits close to words such as amplify, archdiocese and bangor, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with kidnap
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Could a police officer kidnap you, destroy evidence, falsify charges, and have authorities complicit? (14 words)
Crime lords kidnap their enemies and send them to the past to be killed. (14 words)
Glenview police said a man has been charged after attempting to kidnap a student getting off her bus. (18 words)
In the opener, Guy soon discovers that risk is something the Colombian population has to live with every day as he undergoes the same brutal kidnap training that is given to politicians, including being gagged and bound and thrown into the back of a car. (45 words)
Lukasz Herba was convicted of kidnap last year and jailed for 16 years and now his younger brother Michal is on trial, accused of assisting Lukasz, but both men claim Ayling helped stage the kidnap to boost her modelling career. (40 words)
Bahadorifar was not charged with any involvement in the plot to kidnap Ms. Alinejad because she had no knowledge that it would occur; instead she made a $670 payment to an investigator at the behest of an old family friend. (40 words)
Could a police officer kidnap you, destroy evidence, falsify charges, and have authorities complicit? (14 words)
Example sentences (20)
Lukasz Herba was convicted of kidnap last year and jailed for 16 years and now his younger brother Michal is on trial, accused of assisting Lukasz, but both men claim Ayling helped stage the kidnap to boost her modelling career.
A Joint security taskforce in Anambra State codenamed Police-led Forward Operating Base (FOB), Saturday, said they have arrested three suspected kidnap kingpins after rescuing their hostages.
A jury hearing evidence against three men began deliberations Thursday in the last trial connected to a 2020 plan to kidnap 's governor and inspire a civil war among anti-government extremists.
A Kwara State High Court in Ilorin, the state capital, on Thursday sentenced Sarkin Fulani of Kwara, Usman Adamu, his brother, and one Gidaddo Idris to life imprisonment for conspiracy to kidnap and kidnapping.
A man accused of plotting to kidnap her has had a date set for a trial next June (Picture: GoffPhotos.
A ragtag band of anti-government rebels was planning to kidnap the Democrat and trigger a civil war before the election, investigators said.
At the hospital, Mia tricks Jade into leaving Riley's room so she can kidnap him and push him onto the highway.
Bahadorifar was not charged with any involvement in the plot to kidnap Ms. Alinejad because she had no knowledge that it would occur; instead she made a $670 payment to an investigator at the behest of an old family friend.
Bowskill, of Empingham Drive in Syston, Leicestershire, was convicted of kidnap, coercive and controlling behaviour and perverting the course of justice.
Could a police officer kidnap you, destroy evidence, falsify charges, and have authorities complicit?
Crime lords kidnap their enemies and send them to the past to be killed.
During previous hearings, the prosecution cast the defendants as criminals who had initially intended to kidnap the ambassador and demand a $1 million ransom.
Glenview police said a man has been charged after attempting to kidnap a student getting off her bus.
He said during the meeting, the security chiefs assured the deputy governor of their commitment to restoring peace in the State and also confirmed that troops had successfully rescued six kidnap victims.
How to kidnap an 80 years old female MNA in 10 minutes: Hussain Elahi and Wajahat Hussain discuss pic.
In the opener, Guy soon discovers that risk is something the Colombian population has to live with every day as he undergoes the same brutal kidnap training that is given to politicians, including being gagged and bound and thrown into the back of a car.
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia season 16, episode 5 sees the gang kidnap a pair of beloved celebrities, showing that they still haven't learned from their last kidnapping.
Its people have suffered waves of indiscriminate missile attacks, torture, kidnap, and mass killings, as well as attempts to break their morale with disinformation campaigns and strikes on energy infrastructure.
Last year, Justice Pemu tasted the horrendous experience of many kidnap victims when she was kidnapped along Ihiala road in Anambra State.
Members of the Nigerian Medical Association on Tuesday marched to the Cross River House of Assembly on a peaceful protest against the kidnap of a member, Dr Ekanem Ephraim.
Common combinations with kidnap
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to kidnap 64×
- kidnap and 30×
- the kidnap 24×
- kidnap of 19×
- kidnap the 13×
- kidnap her 9×
- and kidnap 9×
- of kidnap 7×
- kidnap victims 7×
- kidnap kingpin 5×