Sentence examples for a hostage to force from inspiring English sources

By rescinding DACA, Trump had taken a hostage to force Democrats to vote for his wall.

He's been barnstorming the state to visit schools and urge Democrats to not "hold students hostage" to force adoption of a reformed funding system.

Critics of the plan say the governor is holding schools hostage to force the legislature to support the tax hike.

Already, Republicans in Congress are promising to -- once again -- hold the debt ceiling hostage to force benefit cuts in Medicare, Medicaid, and even Social Security.

A number were detained as hostages to force relatives to surrender, or even because they were journalists who published stories about the conflict.

Recognizing the misunderstanding, Shevraeth responds by using hostages to force Mel to surrender and brings her to her brother, injured but alive.

Analysts said Clinton Cards was as much a victim of its own hubris as it was a hostage to market forces.

He hailed the "courage" of the judge, adding: "Journalism for far too long has been a hostage to political forces that don't allow it to work.

But it is fraught with risks, and hostage to forces that are often out of the president's control.

A big swing to the right in Denmark's election on Tuesday has caused concern that the new center-right government may become a hostage to strongly anti-immigrant forces on the far right.

His party, the Social Democrats, was soundly beaten by the Liberal Party in elections on Tuesday, causing concern that the new government may become a hostage to strongly anti-immigrant forces on the far right.