Examples of 'hostage' in a sentence
Meaning of "hostage"
Hostage (noun): A person held captive as a security for the fulfilment of certain conditions or demands
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- A person given as a pledge or security for the performance of the conditions of a treaty or similar agreement, such as to ensure the status of a vassal.
- A person seized in order to compel another party to act (or refrain from acting) in a certain way, because of the threat of harm to the hostage.
- Something that constrains one's actions because it is at risk.
- One who is compelled by something, especially something that poses a threat; one who is not free to choose their own course of action.
How to use "hostage" in a sentence
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When the hostage does not want to be found.
You sent her down here to be a hostage.
Implementation should not be hostage to geographical indications.
Hostage rescue tea are moving into place.
I have been held hostage by a group of guys that.
A hostage negotiator is currently communicating via bullhorn.
I can only be your hostage till tomorrow.
All the hostage incidents were successfully resolved.
A female suspect and hostage are in the area.
Have hostage rescue team meet us there.
Threats uttered to hostage and police units.
You need to release the injured hostage.
There is the hostage squad unit now.
And he could still be holding a woman hostage.
There is a hostage situation and a potential bomb.
See also
Management of crisis and hostage family support.
I hear the hostage situation is really heating up.
I do not have time for hostage negotiation.
And we are hostage to your stupid little game.
Nothing but aces means a hostage situation.
We hold her hostage as well as the others.
You do not work with the hostage.
I was just held hostage for almost an hour.
We told you they would hold us hostage.
I will execute a hostage every half an hour.
He killed the punk to protect the hostage.
Held him hostage for three days.
The mission is to safely extract the hostage.
She was held hostage someplace in that building.
And he wants to take a hostage with him.
There is a hostage situation here at the airport.
Assistance must not be held hostage to politics.
He used the hostage crisis to cover a theft.
It will only be used to secure the hostage.
I will not be held hostage by my own shareholders.
I had no idea there was another hostage there.
I have one hostage and two targets.
Do what you want with the hostage.
He will be our hostage like the others.
He took his whole thesis committee hostage.
We are not going to be held hostage by some kind of lunatic.
There is a particular pyschological aspect to the hostage.
Will shoot one hostage every hour.
You have no right to take him hostage.
It was a pleasure being a hostage with you fine folks.
All the hostage takers were reportedly killed.
Then she was taken hostage in that coup.
They are holding all the survivors hostage.
I have been holding it hostage until he paid me back.
Neither you nor fatherhood is holding me hostage.
