hostages
- plural of hostage.
Example Sentences
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Earlier, the group representing the Israeli hostages' families demanded that immediate action be taken to ensure Hamas handed over all the bodies.
From BBC • Oct. 27, 2025
On October 17, a Turkish official had announced that a team of 81 rescuers sent by Ankara to locate the hostages' bodies in Gaza was waiting in Egypt to enter the strip.
From Barron's • Oct. 26, 2025
There has been growing anger in Israel over the delayed return of hostages' bodies, and the key Rafah crossing between Egypt and southern Gaza remained closed on Wednesday.
From BBC • Oct. 15, 2025
Sophia Toubian, an information studies graduate student at UCLA, said she hoped the hostages’ release is “actually a chapter ending.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2025
Here a sigh of profound relief floated round the cabin, accompanied by a little stir as the hostages’ tense attitudes relaxed and they settled themselves into more comfortable positions.
From The Cruise of the Nonsuch Buccaneer by Williamson, John
