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Example sentences for "abduct"

Lexicographically close words:
abdicating; abdication; abdomen; abdomens; abdominal; abducted; abducting; abduction; abductions; abductor
  1. Tenderness is elicited on making pressure over the joint, on pressing together the iliac bones, or on attempting to abduct the limb while the pelvis is fixed.

  2. There is pain on moving the limb, and the patient may be unable to abduct the arm at the shoulder-joint.

  3. The patient is unable to dorsiflex and abduct the foot, which hangs with the toes pointed and the sole turned medially.

  4. In cases in which the proximal fragment cannot be brought into line with the distal one, however, it is necessary to flex, evert, and abduct the thigh in order to get the fragments into apposition and into line.

  5. Prosecution for attempt to abduct slaves from Kentucky: Rev.

  6. In 1844, the year after Mr. Torrey's disastrous attempt to abduct a slave-family, Captain Jonathan Walker was made a victim of the law on account of friendly offices undertaken in behalf of some trusting negroes.

  7. Prosecution for attempt to abduct slaves from Virginia: Wilson, Rise and Fall of the Slave Power, II, 80.

  8. Prosecution for attempt to abduct slaves from Florida: Trial and Imprisonment of Jonathan Walker, Liberator, Aug.

  9. Chaplin for attempting to abduct slaves of Robert Toombs and Alexander H.

  10. If you make another attempt to abduct this man I'll treat you worse than before.

  11. So you have killed the great Professor Marmion, the most gifted genius in the whole world, as you killed the others, to promote your infernal schemes; and you have helped that scoundrel Oscarovitch to abduct his daughter.

  12. Abduct my daughter at the dead of night, would you, you scoundrels?

  13. But let me see: where is the infernal trap of that scoundrel, Jew Mike, whom Sow Nance recommended as a fellow well qualified to abduct my pretty Fanny, and convey her to the "Chambers?

  14. But how to abduct her--there's the rub!

  15. The vicomte was drunk and employed people to abduct a respectable young girl, a street-singer.

  16. Do you think it is a pleasure to abduct girls?

  17. Am I not entitled to abduct ten women if that pleases me.

  18. It's not forbidden to walk on the bridge, and, even if they should see us abduct a young girl I can answer for it they'll hardly trouble themselves about that.

  19. I take precedence over everybody; I would abduct a Venus under the eyes of Mars, and all the Vulcans would not make me afraid.

  20. He had tried to abduct the Princess, and he was madly jealous of Lorenz.

  21. Standing there with her head on her aunt's shoulder, her face grave and troubled, the Princess asked: "Why should they seek to abduct me?

  22. He informed her that his mission was of the most imperative nature and that it related to a discovery made concerning the Prince who had tried to abduct her.

  23. I've read of your exploits on several occasions, once when the bandit plane tried to abduct that wealthy New York woman and again when you flew to some small town with a supply of much needed serum.

  24. You were the stewardess who was with Mrs. Van Verity Vanness when bandits tried to abduct her.

  25. He attempted to abduct Giralda, daughter of the governor of Seville: the consequence was a duel, in which the lady's father was killed.

  26. They play all sorts of tricks, and finally rob the Commission offices, and, as a special mark of their hatred to Jim, abduct Sadie.

  27. When he saw she was firm in her refusal to listen to him, he awaited his opportunity, and by means of a bribe induced two fellows to abduct her and take her on board his vessel.

  28. Is it possible that they mean to abduct me?

  29. Mistake me not," said the Earl, "I intend to abduct her.

  30. One of the Northern societies at this time sent an agent South as a spy, and to abduct any slave or slaves that he could entice away.

  31. This was nothing more nor less than agents sent out by Northern Abolition societies to abduct slaves, thousands of whom escaped in this manner.

  32. Was it like devotion to me that you should try to abduct La Belle Stamboulane in the public street?

  33. What an oversight to have let Césarine abduct him when it was Rebecca to whom chance had shown that he ought to belong!

  34. To abduct one woman while paying court to another, the traitor!

  35. I must abduct her, but I must be more careful.

  36. Depend upon it, he will realise that he has made a bad mistake to try to abduct you, and we shall not be worried with him again.

  37. It won't do the Germans any good to abduct Edison unless--" Our eyes met in sudden alarm.

  38. Thou dost propose to abduct her, I know that," she said more firmly.

  39. I will kill your enemy for you, fight your battles, abduct the wench that pleases you.

  40. Was it a part of the conspiracy," Nestor asked, facing the three men, "to abduct Fremont if he left New York?

  41. And why did these unknown people abduct Smith?

  42. I suggest that you knew an attempt would be made to abduct her?

  43. Here's a revolver in case any one wants to abduct either of you.

  44. Robin inquired plaintively who'd want to abduct a little thing like him.

  45. Field-Marshal Kalkreuth, you have satisfied yourself now that the French really intended to seize and abduct me to-night?

  46. You say that he threatened to abduct her?

  47. Is it not my Aunt Jessica's design melodramatically to abduct me in a yacht?

  48. Pog, therefore resolved to kill this love by possession, and proposed to Erebus to abduct Reine by force.

  49. That, I think, is my personal affair, and Pog-Reis shall not force me to abduct a woman, if I do not wish to do it.

  50. Pog, who always urged him to evil, did not oppose this resolution, but even encouraged it, and advised Erebus to take advantage of this opportunity to abduct Mile, des Anbiez.


  51. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "abduct" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    clasp; claw; clench; clinch; clutch; crimp; embrace; grab; grapple; grasp; grip; gripe; hug; impress; kidnap; loot; nail; nip; pillage; seize; snatch; spirit; take; throttle