Words similar to ransom

Example sentences for: ransom

How can you use “ransom” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

They say that John Ramsey's samples did not match the ransom note.
The five hijackers, who seized a jet Friday, are still demanding that India release 35 Kashmiri militants, but they are no longer asking for the return of a colleague's dead body or for $200 million in ransom.
Ransom notes use paper as well.
Taking hostages could be aimed at getting a ransom as well as weapons, water and food."
On the morning of Dec. 26, 1996, Patsy phoned the Boulder police in a panic about a ransom note she says she found on a staircase leading to the kitchen.