Hostages
[hɔstidʒz]
Examples
- My alliance with him was the pledge of my sincerity, my union with his sister, my children, his presumptive heirs, were the hostages of my truth. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- The Carthaginians sent the hostages Rome demanded, they surrendered their arms, they prepared to surrender territory. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- There was a man of rare ability, one who had many hostages to give to fortune. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- The man, says Lord Bacon, who hath wife and children, has given hostages to fortune. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
Typist: Marcus