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Hostages meaning

plural of hostage

Using Hostages

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of hostage
  • In the example corpus, hostages often appears in combinations such as: the hostages, of hostages, israeli hostages.

Context around Hostages

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 29.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 8 start, 11 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Hostages

  • In this selection, "hostages" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, israeli, 129, american, held, look and survive stand out and add context to how "hostages" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 100 civilian hostages with the, 1972and the hostages perished and israeli hostages. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "hostages" sits close to words such as cognitive, conclude and credible, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with hostages

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

The Israelis believe that out of the remaining 129 hostages, at least 20 hostages have died. (16 words)

The attempt to rescue the hostages failed at the airbase in Fuerstenfeldbruck in 1972and the hostages perished. (17 words)

Can ‘September 5,’ a film about Israeli hostages in a time of Israeli hostages, survive the news cycle? (18 words)

The discovery of the hostages’ bodies last month has sparked a mass outpouring of anger in Israel, and the new video could add to the pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reach a cease-fire deal with Hamas to bring the remaining hostages home. (45 words)

The families of the hostages — and many Israelis — have maintained since Oct. 7 that there can be no victory without the safe return of all the hostages and that returning those still held in Gaza must be the priority. (39 words)

Upon arriving in Israel on Saturday the group met with relatives of those being held in Gaza at the headquarters of the Hostages and Missing Families Forum in Tel Aviv and attended the evening rally in Hostages Square. (38 words)

Can ‘September 5,’ a film about Israeli hostages in a time of Israeli hostages, survive the news cycle? (18 words)

Example sentences (20)

Benjamin Netanyahu rejected the offer even as the relatives of the hostages had called upon his government to release all Palestinians in the Israeli jails in exchange of the hostages.

Now, as part of the truce deal extension, more hostages look set to be released, with a list of hostages to be freed today sent to Israeli prime minister’s office.

The Israelis believe that out of the remaining 129 hostages, at least 20 hostages have died.

While a short-term cease-fire and the release of some hostages was welcomed news, we must see the immediate release of all hostages and a permanent cease-fire.

American hostages would be released at this stage, and remains of hostages who have been killed would be returned to their families.

Can ‘September 5,’ a film about Israeli hostages in a time of Israeli hostages, survive the news cycle?

Eight hostages have been rescued by troops alive, and the bodies of 30 hostages have also been recovered, including three mistakenly killed by the military as they tried to escape their captors.

Families of the hostages held by Hamas have condemning the possibility that Netanyahu’s war appears to have killed more hostages than it has rescued.

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Photos of Kibbutz Nir Oz hostages placed on chairs and tables in the kibbutz dining hall during a pre-Passover event for the return of the community’s hostages, April 11, 2024.

Protesters carried Israeli flags, yellow ribbons in honor of the hostages, and signs apologizing to the six dead hostages.

The discovery of the hostages’ bodies last month has sparked a mass outpouring of anger in Israel, and the new video could add to the pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reach a cease-fire deal with Hamas to bring the remaining hostages home.

The families of the hostages — and many Israelis — have maintained since Oct. 7 that there can be no victory without the safe return of all the hostages and that returning those still held in Gaza must be the priority.

Upon arriving in Israel on Saturday the group met with relatives of those being held in Gaza at the headquarters of the Hostages and Missing Families Forum in Tel Aviv and attended the evening rally in Hostages Square.

While the fate of the hostages is obviously a concern, attention should be given to the fate of innocent Gazans who are hostages by design, victims of a Hamas strategy to deal with the military mismatch with Israel.

The attempt to rescue the hostages failed at the airbase in Fuerstenfeldbruck in 1972and the hostages perished.

The procession of hostages was joined by a large and furious crowd of national guardsmen and civilians who insulted, spat upon, and struck the hostages.

Three days later, Russian commandos stormed the building after the hostages had been subdued with a sleeping gas, shooting the unconscious militants, and killing over 100 civilian hostages with the sleeping gas in the process.

Abbott recounted the hostage crisis at a synagogue in Colleyville, TX in 2022, lauding the “swift action by law enforcement” to save the hostages, but acknowledged that the threat of antisemitism remains.

A bound baby doll is displayed at a show of solidarity with hostages being held in the Gaza Strip, near the Tel Aviv Museum of Art in Tel Aviv, Israel Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023.

A British-Israeli woman has told the BBC she is "worried sick" for the health of her diabetic mother and brother who are believed to among the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you use "hostages" in a sentence?
An example: "Benjamin Netanyahu rejected the offer even as the relatives of the hostages had called upon his government to release all Palestinians in the Israeli jails in exchange of the hostages." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "hostages" from authentic English texts.
What does "hostages" mean?
Hostages means: plural of hostage
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