Used in a Sentence

abducted

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for abducted.

Editorial note

It's really sad to see how software people first abducted it, and then degenerated it to a near obliteration.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

Having been kidnapped; having become the victim of an abduction

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of abducted gathered in one view.

adjective

Having been kidnapped; having become the victim of an abduction

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for abducted.

adjective

Having been kidnapped; having become the victim of an abduction

Example sentences

1

It's really sad to see how software people first abducted it, and then degenerated it to a near obliteration.

2

Colbert will do a special about being abducted and he never really wanted to leave anyway.

3

People who say they've been abducted by aliens usually aren't lying; they genuinely believe it.

4

Every single time a man has abducted a child he was not in jail.

5

Because of an absurd conspiracy that he will be secretly abducted to Central America?

6

It also has been connected to the Amber Alert system, to help authorities find abducted children, according to people familiar with the program.

7

Now that I look back on it, I'm actually very surprised albeit greatful that I never was abducted or robbed.

8

We went on to foreign soil, and abducted the prisoners in question.

9

And CPS abducted Perfect Daughter playing safely in her backyard?

10

Many times these crimes are committed by loved ones and the children are not abducted, they are lured / tricked by people near and dear to them.

11

CPS abducted his 10 year old daughter: Zuilly makes a bundle selling pretty princess and angel clothes to grand parents for their grand daughters, often just 10.

12

Even if a throat was missed in all the chaos, what is the evolutionary advantage to a male of living on after all fertile females have been abducted?

Quote examples

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In one case, CIA abducted a mentally handicapped man who they knew to be innocent[0], for the sole purpose of recording and sending video tapes of him crying and in distress to his family members to use "as leverage"[1][2].

2

"Life probably exists somewhere else in the universe besides Earth" has a much more rational grounding than does "aliens have visited the earth" or "aliens have abducted people".

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use abducted in a sentence?

It's really sad to see how software people first abducted it, and then degenerated it to a near obliteration.

What does abducted mean?

Having been kidnapped; having become the victim of an abduction

What part of speech is abducted?

abducted is commonly used as adjective.