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'hostage' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'hostage' with 10 example sentences.


hostage noun

: a prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms


  • The hostages will be released tomorrow.
  • They refused to disclose the location of the hostages.
  • He killed one of his hostages.
  • All the hostages were released unharmed.
  • The hostage-takers planted explosives all around the compound.
  • Send in something to eat or I'll kill a hostage.
  • My sister took my hamster hostage.
  • Dan finally released his hostage after two days of captivity.
  • He held her hostage in a van.
  • Russia expresses regret for those lost in the hostage incident.
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