Examples of 'was held captive' in a sentence

Meaning of "was held captive"

was held captive: Means being forcibly imprisoned or detained against one's will, often in a confined space or by a person or group

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was held captive
Wade was held captive here for years.
It looks like someone was held captive here.
She was held captive in one of the bungalows.
To figure out where the victim was held captive.
Tom was held captive for almost a year.
See if he checked the room where daughter was held captive.
Bowman was held captive for about a week.
She told the police that she was held captive with this girl.
Durant was held captive for eleven days.
The prince could finally ride to the castle where the princess was held captive.
Nanna was held captive in the basement.
She said they faked her death and then she was held captive for two years.
Nanna was held captive in the cellar.
I think we can not dismiss the possibility that she was held captive somewhere this entire time.
Maybe she was held captive in her own house.

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I was about to ask Simone where she was held captive.
I was held captive and unable to communicate with my family.
It sounds like this girl was held captive in a very unpleasant place.
I was held captive to the last page.
For nine months he was held captive by the British.
She was held captive because of these special abilities.
Yoshihisa was permitted to become a monk and was held captive at Enmeiji.
Danielle was held captive in his house.
He was locked in the prison of addiction while I was held captive as well.
I think she was held captive for some time.
I have been informed your daughter Alice was held captive with her.
She was held captive for weeks before she was strangled.
He later made many visits to her when she was held captive in England.
But she was held captive by the creator god brahma.
Marcus was unconscious on the floor and Mary was held captive.
I was held captive for hours.
At the asylum where Lurch was held captive before my parents found him.
I was held captive in desertion.
All that beauty mattered not at all once he was held captive by the Locust.
She was held captive.
Doom tricked our heroes into entering the room where Sue was held captive.
He was held captive for three months before being repatriated due to his injury.
David claims that he was held captive by Conrad and tortured.
I was held captive at a place called Antigen.
I had the pleasure of entertaining the Lady when she was held captive a few weeks ago.
I think she was held captive for some time before she managed to escape.
In one way or another I was held captive.
She was held captive by members of the terror group for almost four years.
Our gaze met and I was held captive in love.
He was held captive in the prison of Cassandra.
The air was damp where Princess Cordelia was held captive.
Sita was held captive in Lanka for ten months.
It was found where Mitsuki Kurata was held captive.
He was held captive by the US army until the war concluded.
She did confirm she was held captive with Sophie Giroux.

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