ransom

Example Sentences

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The flatshare in your 20s, the first job when everything is known and that modest salary feels like a king’s ransom.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

Seeing the mission through is a better option than chasing the regime with offers of ransom.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

She said she believes two ransom notes demanding millions for Nancy’s return were legitimate.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

A man has told the BBC that people who rely on heating oil are being "held to ransom" by suppliers.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

Besides this, they had used every means to spare themselves and their soldiers fear and hardship, not killing each other in their scuffles, but instead taking each other prisoner without demanding ransom.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli