ransom
noun
the redemption of a prisoner or kidnapped person, of captured goods, etc., for a price.
has ransomed
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present perfectof ransom (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Many a millionaire has ransomed his kingdom for a race horse, and ended up with a big oat bill.
From Time Magazine Archive
The blood of Christ has ransomed the world.
From A Son of Hagar A Romance of Our Time by Sir Hall Caine
And when our life on earth is o'er And we from all our toil shall rest, The beams of Love will light that shore Where Love has ransomed all the Blest!
From Lays from the West by M. A. Nicholl
The girl you love has ransomed you: go therefore and be worthy of her.
From In Kings' Byways by Stanley John Weyman
—Yes, for He has offered, like a man who has ransomed all those who were willing to come to Him.
From Pascal's Pensées by Blaise Pascal
