hostage

Example Sentences

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Chelini, the hostage negotiator, said he has been getting calls from investors and old security contacts about the risks on the ground.

From The Wall Street Journal

Embassy in Tehran was violated and our hostages taken in 1979, Iran has threatened America and our allies.

From The Wall Street Journal

Last week, Lindsay Foreman’s son Joe was in Washington, lobbying the State Department’s office for hostage affairs to spotlight his mom’s case.

From The Wall Street Journal

The economic upheaval, and his response to the Iranian hostage crisis, were the biggest factors in his 1980 loss to Ronald Reagan.

From Salon

I had forgotten the 444 days that the Iranians held Americans hostage.

From The Wall Street Journal