captive

Example Sentences

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday hailed the return of all those held captive "down to the very last".

From Barron's

Netanyahu hailed the return of Gvili's body, saying: "We promised - and I promised - to bring everyone back. We brought them all back, down to the very last captive," he said.

From BBC

He said his experience of being held captive in Kuwait as Iraqi forces invaded in 1990 had "taught me the importance of resilience, responsibility, and strong leadership".

From BBC

"It's a kind of general physiology that we study for eight hours in a subject who's completely captive. It's very data rich."

From Science Daily

And he was still king, with men to command and a kingdom to rule, and the demon prince was still his captive.

From Literature