hostage

Example Sentences

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On Thursday, Long said: "We cannot continue to hold these cases hostage while we have a discussion about legal aid fees. It isn't ethical and it isn't appropriate."

From BBC

The book chronicles her "vague feelings" before the trial: "The closer it got, the more I imagined myself becoming a hostage to their stares, their lies, their cowardice, and their contempt," she wrote.

From Barron's

You should not be held hostage to the company you created.

From MarketWatch

Commenting on January’s inflation reading, she noted that the bank wouldn’t be held “hostage” by a single data point.

From The Wall Street Journal

He said he was opposed to all hostage agreements.

From BBC