captive
Example Sentences
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The case claims the shop built into the PlayStation's operating system was designed to make players a "captive class".
From BBC
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
José María Zuloaga gathers a motley outfit of army irregulars—it includes released Native American prisoners and a sharpshooting nun—to pursue the captive.
It wasn’t long before Hill realized she had a captive audience.
For decades, great cities benefited from a relatively captive tax base.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
