Wife and children are hostages given to fortune.
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Hostages
Synonyms for "hostages" (6 found)
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7 entriescivilian hostagediplomatic hostageeconomic hostageenemy hostageforeign hostagemilitary hostagepolitical hostage
Collocations
6 entrieshostage crisishostage negotiationhostage situationhostage takerhostage takingrelease hostages
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3 entriesSample sentences
10 total sentences available.
The fate of the hostages depends on the result of the negotiation.
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The hostages will be released before Christmas.
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The hostages will be released.
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