captor

Example Sentences

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That was the case with the tall and lean Ebrahim Azizi, who appears as Eghbal, the man the group believes was their ruthless captor.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2026

Under the fugitive slave laws, the burden of proof belonged not to the captor but to the captured.

From Slate • Jul. 28, 2025

While the BBC cannot independently verify their stories, almost all say they are petrified that one day, they might bump into a captor on the street or on a bus.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2025

Half a year after Oleksii’s rescue, his Russian captor was being lauded at home.

From BBC • Oct. 10, 2024

The star sat beside the sleeping man, who had once been her captor and had become her companion on the road, and she wondered where her hatred had gone.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman