hostage

Her husband's mother was a spokesperson for the group that took dozens of Americans captive during the 1979 Iran hostage crisis.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

Maybe I associate too much with loving, devoted parents and not enough with intellectuals who think parents are holding their kids hostage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

It seems like every industry is being held hostage by artificial intelligence.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026

Dinner should not be held hostage by the farmers market.

From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026

During the journey her worried thoughts had included the following: Would she arrive at Ashton Place on time for her interview, or would masked bandits storm the train and take the passengers hostage?

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood

"The troops engaged the terrorists with effective fire, forcing them to abandon the victims and flee into adjoining bushes," he said, noting that all the hostages had been recovered without any casualties.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026

By early Sunday morning, after additional stops in Newfoundland—where a portion of the hostages were released—and Iceland, the plane landed in Paris.

From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026

Such films have been funded in part by Sacramento’s business hostages.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

Crisis negotiators were able to negotiate the safe surrender of one of the hostages inside the building, Bakersfield Police Sgt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026

I didn’t feel like we were hostages or anything.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan

On the other hand, John Donvan conceded that there is a limit to living in the past—to hostaging yourself, for instance, to outdated agreements and other generations’ crimes.

From Slate ● Jan. 11, 2012

In their minds, hostaging means trading -- and trading means talking.

From Time Magazine Archive

Q. Have you expressed that view of hostaging to President Bush?

From Time Magazine Archive