hold captive
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It also said the Taliban should free 1,000 government personnel, including military men, they hold captive.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 25, 2020
The foes whom we hold captive / fain would leave straightway, And long for lasting friendship / with all my men and me.
From The Nibelungenlied Translated into Rhymed English Verse in the Metre of the Original by Needler, George Henry
Does the cloud hold captive my rays, and is it mightier than I?
From Stories to Read or Tell from Fairy Tales and Folklore by Budell, Ada
One glance at them would show how they could fascinate and hold captive without hope of rescue, and the Countess Morynska had too often tested their power not to be thoroughly conscious of its extent.
From Under a Charm, Vol. II. (of III) A Novel by Werner, E. T. C. (Edward Theodore Chalmers)
Your tales of birds, beast, tree and spirit can not but hold captive the hearts of all children.
From American Indian stories by Zitkala-Sa
