Examples of 'held to ransom' in a sentence
Meaning of "held to ransom"
held to ransom: This phrase is used to describe a situation where a person, group, or entity is exploited or threatened in order to gain advantage or benefit
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- simple past tense and past participle of hold to ransom
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held to ransom
We must not be held to ransom by the mob.
Businesses and ordinary people are being held to ransom.
I will not be held to ransom by you or anybody else.
Neither peace nor development should be held to ransom.
The nation is being held to ransom by a madman.
Its economy has collapsed and its population held to ransom.
Am often held to ransom by the metonymic.
The whole country is being held to ransom by a few.
Feck being held to ransom by players who can easily be replaced.
The peace process must not be held to ransom by extremists.
He ordered that all the priests ' mistresses should be locked up and held to ransom.
Every person is held to ransom by what he has earned.
No other country receiving bailout money has been held to ransom like this.
Above all else we are held to ransom over what are purely natural phenomena.
SK was kidnapped one night and was held to ransom.
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They seem to have been held to ransom by the gaming industry.
Candy Edwards was kidnapped and held to ransom.
We are being held to ransom until Martin says so.
And the President will not be held to ransom.
We are being held to ransom till Martin says so.
How Nigeria and its president are being held to ransom.
The Conservatives are held to ransom by the most radical Brexiteers.
Ethan West is no authority and the president will not be held to ransom.
Most countries are held to ransom because of over-reliance on foreign oil.
But Mr Verheugen was adamant that he would not be held to ransom by farmers.
We are being held to ransom until Martin says so . We can not do anything.
Producers in the UK are being held to ransom by the USA.
Meanwhile, European consumers, animals and the environment are being held to ransom.
This week, our country was held to ransom by the ANC.
In December 1931, Donnelly and her chauffeur were abducted at gunpoint and held to ransom.
Mozambique 's Cabo Delgado province is being held to ransom by an Islamist guerrilla movement.
Ethan West has no authority, and the President will not be held to ransom.
He 's being held to ransom.
Once they know what I am after, you would be held to ransom.
The Community is now being held to ransom over the paltry sum of 250 million ECU.
It's like having your emotions held to ransom.
Now? - We are being held to ransom until Martin.
I find it particularly terrible that people had their dreams held to ransom in that way . ”.
We're being held to ransom until Martin Now?
Community agricul ture must not, as it were, be held to ransom again.
Yes, of course. Once they know what I'm after, you would be held to ransom.
Until Martin says so. We can't do anything. We're being held to ransom.
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Examples of using Ransom
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He paid ransom before informing the police
I think it would be better to pay the ransom
So you can ransom me for your freedom
Examples of using Held
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Regular meetings were held in all the sectors
Was held up this morning shortly after opening
Informal consultations are held prior to formal deliberations
