Of course, the bandit assigned to look after the potential hostages might soon desert his post.

He didn't want to give the two gang members potential hostages.

There was no point in wrapping a potential hostage up like a gift and presenting him to a possible enemy.

Put simply, the soldiers are potential hostages for the Serbs.

They intended upon using the 51 Jewish deportees as potential hostages.

We're both on leave of absence at the University because it was too dangerous for potential hostages to be out where enemies could kidnap us.

Even after her child had been ripped from her, Khouri was still useful as a potential hostage.

"Having a bunch of potential hostages around is not my idea of a good plan."

It is rash to expose potential hostages to one of the most reckless and erratic regimes in the world.

A wreck might take out pedestrians, not to mention the fact that anyone on the street would become a potential hostage.