Examples of 'were held hostage' in a sentence
Meaning of "were held hostage"
were held hostage - This phrase refers to a situation where one or more individuals are captured and kept under threat by captors, typically demanding something in exchange for the hostages' release. It is often used in news reports, movies, or discussions about hostage situations
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were held hostage
Parker and his family were held hostage.
We too were held hostage and trapped in a small space.
My body and mind were held hostage.
They were held hostage for three days in a terrorist attack.
And while you were held hostage.
They were held hostage and taught hate and fanaticism.
I heard you were held hostage.
I was ordered to mix in with the others if we were held hostage.
We felt as if we were held hostage with no outside communications.
While members of the austrian cabinet were held hostage.
That you were held hostage.
No other employees or customers were held hostage.
When you were held hostage.
I still can not believe you guys were held hostage.
Whole populations were held hostage by the threat of nuclear holocaust.
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Correctional officers were held hostage.
When you were held hostage did you see how the terrorists looked like.
The seven crew members were held hostage for months.
Doctors were barred from treating him while the cabinet were held hostage.
Other prison guards were held hostage during the ordeal.
We were held hostage by Zairian soldiers dressed in civilian clothes.
The agents later alleged that they were held hostage by vendors during the raid.
We were held hostage by Piscatella.
During that interval Kidd and his daughter were held hostage on the rooftop.
Before the people were held hostage in the hands of the politicians.
Corruption made businessmen hostages to politicians, and politicians were held hostage by businessmen.
Scores of people were held hostage inside a concert venue.
Later, when the Jesuits were ordered to return to England, three were held hostage.
Some of the officers who were held hostage revealed shocking tales of brutality on them.
During the ceasefire, the pro-Russian militants released the OSCE observers that were held hostage.
We were held hostage in Malaga.
For over a year, the two men were held hostage in the mountain forests.
We were held hostage in Enjoji Castle for 8 years.
We were not resisting. We were held hostage by Piscatella.
The students were held hostage for 10 minutes before a gym coach tricked and outwitted the boy.
All customers and our two associates who were held hostage are safe . ”.
The passengers were held hostage for fifty-one hours and one of them was killed.
Some of the hostages were released earlier, but 52 hostages were held hostage until the end.
The man 's family were held hostage in their home.
We were held hostage by illegal loggers with 15 other men.
That 's where they were held hostage for three hours.
You saw the terrorists, right? When you were held hostage.
The girl you were held hostage with? Violet.
The sons of the French king, Francis I, were held hostage here.
Deputies were held hostage for 18 hours before the coup unravelled.
The taxi driver, whom the criminals were held hostage for a week, get nothing.
The Shah was overthrown in 1979 and dozens of American diplomats were held hostage.
The girl you were held hostage with?
This occupation caused the hostage crisis where 52 American diplomats were held hostage for 444 days.
The family members were held hostage for 19 hours.
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