How to use "ransom" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "ransom" in popular movie and book plots

  • He then confronts Big Ben (who is preparing to make a TV appearance for his mayoral campaign) to loan him the ransom money.  - Problem Child (film)
  • This leads him to ransom Lower Elements Police (LEP) Captain Holly Short for a portion of the People's gold.  - Artemis Fowl II
  • government if they do not receive the remains of Big Boss and the ransom of $1 billion within 24 hours.  - Metal Gear Solid
  • The next day, the two partners go to the ransom point, the Carson City Mission church.  - Shanghai Noon
  • Instead, the occupants abduct him and leave a note demanding a ransom of $500,000.  - Hitman 2: Silent Assassin
  • The French ambassador Mountjoy arrives and demands Henry pay a ransom for his person or place himself and his entire army at risk.  - Henry V (1989 film)
  • She abducts M, whom she resents for advising her father not to pay the ransom money, and imprisons her in the Maiden's Tower.  - The World Is Not Enough
  • Despite collecting the ransom from the wealthy Armstrong family, Cassetti killed the child.  - Murder on the Orient Express
  • The bomber demands a larger ransom of $37 million and threatens to detonate the bus if passengers are offloaded.  - Speed (1994 film)
  • Ho and Mark use the tape to ransom Shing in exchange for money and an escape boat.  - A Better Tomorrow
  • Soon after, Dent hijacks the television sets of the city and announces his intention to hold the city to ransom with a bomb.  - The Dark Knight Returns
  • Despondent over the failed visit, he decides to kidnap the rich child for ransom to make the trip back worthwhile.  - Dead End (1937 film)
  • Bilbo tries to ransom the Arkenstone to head off a war, but Thorin is intransigent.  - The Hobbit
  • When the deadline for the transfer of the ransom arrives, Hummel and his men fire one of the operational rockets.  - The Rock (film)
  • Lebowski wants the Dude to deliver a briefcase containing a million-dollar ransom and see if he can recognize the culprits.  - The Big Lebowski
  • Front-de-Boeuf tries to wring a hefty ransom from Isaac of York; but Isaac refuses to pay unless his daughter is freed.  - Ivanhoe

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