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 case claims the shop built into the PlayStation's operating system was designed to make players a "captive class".

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

José María Zuloaga gathers a motley outfit of army irregulars—it includes released Native American prisoners and a sharpshooting nun—to pursue the captive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

Lead poisoning is the top threat, and most flocks remain dependent on captive breeding.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

Years ago, my parents were taken captive during a war in Syria and brought to Egypt.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman