Sentence examples for is hostage from inspiring English sources
noun
A person given as a pledge or security for the performance of the conditions of a treaty or stipulations of any kind, on the performance of which the person is to be released.
Everything is hostage to it".
And that is hostage holding.
Ambon is hostage to rumors and false reports.
What a shame the national debate is hostage to a word.
But he is hostage to the powerful interests that catapulted him to the top.
The timing of those visits, though, is hostage to the vagaries of Pakistan's turbulent political scene.
The global economy is hostage to the sovereign debt crisis still unfolding in Europe.
Turnbull right now is hostage to the whims of colleagues with only minimum levels of transparency.
Every environmental protection is hostage to a future rogue action from a government.
But that mission, as astrobiologists concede, is hostage to our concepts of life and intelligence.
In fact, some Bank of Japan watchers say Mr. Fukui is hostage to the bank's history.
