captor

Example Sentences

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He was spared execution when one of his captors took a second look at his face and recognized him as the generous schoolmate who used to share his lunch.

From Los Angeles Times

She created confessions about herself to try to avoid torture, based on spy plots and her captors' "quite insane worldview", while not implicating any Iraqis.

From BBC

According to a Christian group involved in the case, the pupils managed to escape between Friday and Saturday in what is being described as a brave and risky attempt to flee their captors.

From BBC

Woo scampers up to the troll holding Autumn and starts throwing tiny punches at his ankle—but Autumn’s captor doesn’t even seem to feel it.

From Literature

Just as Edmond Dantès had tricked his captors by pretending to be a dead body, she had tricked the Babushkinovs into bringing her to Saint Petersburg.

From Literature