captive

Example Sentences

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You’re captive at the festival and you can’t bring food in with you.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

The pair believed to be nesting in Yurok country were captive born and released in 2022, as part of the first group reintroduced in that region.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

For decades, great cities benefited from a relatively captive tax base.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 28, 2026

Volkmann called Deere a “structural winner” and “one of our highest quality companies, given strength in product innovation, significant market penetration, and a large captive data lake.”

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

“By the whiskers, old one,” Matthias said excitedly, “I think you’ve hit the nail on the head. Do you think that our bad-tempered captive might know something about the rumor?”

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques