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
A chemist will distill for you the odor of a blown rose, or catch and hold captive the breath of the morning meadow, and do it always just the same, and ever with like results.
From The Evolution of Dodd by Smith, William Hawley
This is why she even winds all her tresses into one single braid, using it as a chain to bind and hold captive the heart of her Bridegroom, making Him her slave by love!
From The Spirit of St. Francis de Sales by Camus, Jean Pierre
"So strong, original, and thrilling as to hold captive the attention of the mature as well as of the youthful reader."
From The Story of a Strange Career Being the Autobiography of a Convict; an Authentic Document by Anonymous
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
