hold captive
Example Sentences
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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
Yet we will turn from them all, from the victory and sorrow alike, to this faintly gleaming bubble of glass that will hold captive the phantasm of a fragrance of the soul.
From Aspects of Literature by Murry, J. Middleton
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
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
I don’t know; they have great numbers of Christians whom they hold captive, and it is rare indeed that one of them escapes.
From By Conduct and Courage A Story of the Days of Nelson by Rainey, W. (William)
