taken hostage
Example Sentences
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The Gaza war was triggered by the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel on 7 October 2023, in which about 1,200 people were killed and 251 others were taken hostage.
From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2026
Mohammed had been taken hostage, was injured, had the flu or had been killed in a Ukrainian drone strike.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2025
His daughter Nili Margalit, also taken hostage, was freed during the war's first brief truce in November 2023.
From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2025
Eitan Horn, 39, was visiting his brother at Nir Oz when they were taken hostage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2025
White didn’t mention one detail to Pyle: the girl who had been taken hostage credited White with protecting her and her brother.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
