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
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 E. T. C. (Edward Theodore Chalmers) Werner
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
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 William Hawley Smith
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 Ada Budell
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