taken hostage

Example Sentences

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An MP will also be ceremonially taken "hostage" in Buckingham Palace while the King attends Parliament.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Looking back, Michael Levy says his intensive campaigning helped him deal with the "emotional rollercoaster" after his sister-in-law, Einav, was killed at the Nova Festival and his younger brother, Or, was taken hostage alive.

From BBC • Dec. 21, 2025

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

Bloom wanted us to know that he thought talking to our families, and soon, about the possibility of being taken hostage was a good idea.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover