ransom
noun
the redemption of a prisoner or kidnapped person, of captured goods, etc., for a price.
have ransomed
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present perfectof ransom.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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According to the New York Times, while European governments have ransomed their citizens from ISIS, the United States and Britain have refused.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2014
They'd long since have ransomed the good people of Tottenham for millions.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 8, 2011
They have on board 300 English prisoners, which they have taken in different vessels in their way round since they left France, and have ransomed some others.
From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 by Frederick Whymper
With the offering of bright blood, They have ransomed earth and tomb, Vineyard, and field, and flood;— Lo! they come, they come!
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 288, Supplementary Number by Various
The Latin hath saved your lives, the which a world of silver could not have ransomed.
From The Growth of English Drama by Arnold Wynne
