Examples of 'captured and held' in a sentence

Meaning of "captured and held"

This phrase typically describes the act of capturing someone or something and then keeping them or holding them in custody against their will. It is often used in the context of law enforcement, military operations, or hostage situations, indicating that an individual or group has been seized and detained by force

How to use "captured and held" in a sentence

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captured and held
This book captured and held my attention.
He had us emotionally captured and held.
She was captured and held incommunicado.
From the first pages this book captured and held my attention.
Captured and held hostage by a madwoman.
She is subsequently captured and held hostage for several months.
Captured and held hostageby a madwoman.
Bridget and Larry are captured and held prisoner.
He was captured and held in captivity for more than ten months.
Within a matter of days Baumann and Meyer were captured and held as prisoners.
He was captured and held for trial.
Bergdahl left his post in Afghanistan before being captured and held captive for five years.
César was captured and held in prison for three years.
The American privateer Gustavus Conyngham was captured and held aboard the Galatea.
Each molecule is captured and held in the pore while a voltage is applied.

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It 's not something that can be captured and held captive.
Doom was captured and held prisoner by Hyperstorm.
She tries to escape, but is captured and held prisoner.
He was captured and held as a prisoner of war in Italy.
During the Indian uprising she was captured and held captive for close to a year.
He was captured and held as a prisoner of war during the American Revolution.
Kęstutis and his son Vytautas was captured and held prisoners in Kreva castle.
He was captured and held on the prison ship Torbay.
Eighty-two surviving crewmembers were captured and held prisoner for eleven months.
Then I was captured and held in a human internment camp for processing.
Another fifty three men, women and children were captured and held as hostages.
This means we are captured and held hostage by our own feelings.
Only one significant provincial capital, Taloqan, was captured and held.
Bergdahl was later captured and held captive for five years by the enemy.
General Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, the father of Alexandre Dumas, the author, was also captured and held.
Coating materials will be captured and held more effectivelyonto a fabric that is more open.
Shortly after the move, Caroline Becker is captured and held in a nearby castle.
Then I was captured and held in a human interment camp.
This started after Brown 's two sons were captured and held prisoner by Pate.
Being captured and held as a hostage by terrorists?
On one voyage, he was captured and held for several.
He was captured and held by the Japanese as a prisoner of war, and survived.
You are a coward! Jerry got captured and held on to the ear.
After being captured and held in the factories, slaves entered the infamous Middle Passage.
In Mexico, she and her toddlers were captured and held for six days.
Then I was captured and held in a human interment camp for processing, sent for an upgrade.
ECOMOG, and later UNOMIL, members were captured and held hostage by some factions.
He also captured and held for ransom the Cubagua pearl-boats and captured a Portuguese slave ship.
On the way to Egypt, he was captured and held a prisoner for five years.
After he 's captured and held by the Scooby Gang, he eventually starts helping.
During the escape, the reset Buzz is captured and held down by the toys.
Yet, it captured and held all my hairs.
Allowed to proceed, Morris was captured and held at Kekionga.
He was captured and held captive for two years before being released in 1973.
The real-life Pocahontas was captured and held for ransom by colonists.

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