Sentence examples for was held hostage from inspiring English sources

Were you in the place where Janiszewski was held hostage?

Police officers accidentally shot a woman who was held hostage by her son.

In 2005, the entire city was held hostage for three days.

He said he had a friend who was held hostage in Iran.

Its accountant, a Kenyan, was held hostage while he was told to countersign cheques.

Louise has claimed in other media reports she was held hostage for four days.

Spite had never sounded so compelling, and I was held hostage to its menacing mood".

In 1997, Billingham was held hostage at gunpoint in a hotel room and robbed.

An entire metropolitan area was held hostage because he had DNA anonymity.

McMullen's wife was taken to a forest south of Belfast where she was held hostage.

He shrugs at the absurdity: "I was held hostage and gave lectures to the community".