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
Frank and Jimmie hastened down the slope to the west, after toiling up and crossing the broken summit, and soon caught sight of the man they had been instructed to take prisoner.
From The Boy Scout Camera Club, or, the Confession of a Photograph by Ralphson, G. Harvey (George Harvey)
And sithen the lord Faucomberge take prisoner by subtile undew meanys of a cautel taken under safconduct of youre adversarie at Pountelarge the xv day of Maij, the yere of Crist Ml.iiijcxlix.
From The Boke of Noblesse by Unknown
“You are the last man I wanted to take prisoner under such circumstances.”
From Janice Meredith by Ford, Paul Leicester
And he, at a tyme, by chaunge of fortune in bataile, was take prisoner into Cartage, being of gret age than.
From The Boke of Noblesse by Unknown
