"hostage" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- Ninety hostages remained inside the prison.
- Many hostages remain missing with no clue as to their whereabouts.
- It was not, however, carried out, and the four hostages remain in Al Qaeda custody.
- He knew as well as Melody did that the situation remained highly flexible; some hostages might remain in power.
- The hostages had remained on the floor, some sobbing, some wrapping their arms around their heads in futile protection.
- And meanwhile the hostages remained, languished, half forgotten as the days passed, the weeks, the months, the years.
- These hostages remained in captivity for several years.
- He added that the hostages may remain in captivity long after the Bush administration takes office.
- Initially, two hostages remained but were freed following a reported shootout with the kidnappers.
- Although she had regained control of her ship, Janeway was acutely aware that three hostages remained on the planet below.
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