held for ransom
Example Sentences
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Seventeen missionaries from the United States and Canada were taken hostage and held for ransom in 2021 while on a trip to Haiti organized by the Ohio-based Christian Aid Ministries.
From Reuters • Mar. 25, 2023
Mr Lloyd says members of the group felt like they had been "held for ransom" and the cost would "bleed a big hole into the club."
From BBC • Sep. 5, 2022
The Babcock family had been targeted by a super-spreader, dragged into an internet cesspool where people’s reputations are held for ransom.
From New York Times • Jan. 30, 2021
According to lore, production on Starcrash was marred by widespread food poisoning, then the negative was then held for ransom by striking workers.
From The Guardian • Apr. 13, 2020
It occurred to him that he might be a captive, and would be held for ransom.
From The River Prophet by Coleman, Ralph P. (Ralph Pallen)
