take prisoner
Example Sentences
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The Russians were easy to take prisoner, and some had served for little more than a month, according to their documents.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 10, 2024
He will take prisoner no more Round Table knights.
From Historic Tales, Vol. XIII (of 15), Part I The Romance of Reality. King Arthur by Charles Morris
"You mean your enemies whom you take prisoner in battle."
From Captain Jinks, Hero by Daniel Carter Beard
I was also constantly to patrol the lines of the native regiments, to confine the sepoys to their huts, and to take prisoner any who ventured outside.
From A Narrative of the Siege of Delhi With an Account of the Mutiny at Ferozepore in 1857 by Charles John Griffiths
“You are the last man I wanted to take prisoner under such circumstances.”
From Janice Meredith by Paul Leicester Ford
