capture

Example Sentences

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"Try to avoid enemy capture, as long as you can," Cantwell said.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

It then changed the instructions, according to the Associated Press, after local police issued a statement asking the public to capture and turn in American pilots alive to security agencies to “receive a precious prize.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

He has raced to social media to announce the capture of suspects in two high-profile shootings—that of Charlie Kirk and that at Brown University—before any suspect was actually apprehended.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

“We will certainly capture some of the suburban rental demand in our downtown,” said Arulampalam.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

“This is one of your fools, Your Majesty. He came here to find and capture the Nightingale.”

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack