taken hostage
Example Sentences
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Mohammed had been taken hostage, was injured, had the flu or had been killed in a Ukrainian drone strike.
From Barron's • Nov. 5, 2025
His daughter Nili Margalit, also taken hostage, was freed during the war's first brief truce in November 2023.
From Barron's • Oct. 18, 2025
Zangauker’s partner, Ilana Gritzewsky, was also taken hostage but was released in 2023.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 11, 2025
Sharone Lifschitz, whose parents were taken hostage from their home in the attacks, told the crowd it was almost two years "since our lives were torn apart".
From BBC • Oct. 5, 2025
White didn’t mention one detail to Pyle: the girl who had been taken hostage credited White with protecting her and her brother.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
