Examples of 'were captured' in a sentence

Meaning of "were captured"

were captured - This phrase indicates that a person or group of individuals were apprehended or taken into custody. It suggests that they were caught, detained, or seized by someone or a group, typically under legal or lawful circumstances, implying that they were unable to escape or evade capture

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You were captured with arms in your hands.
Many arms and ammunition were captured or destroyed.
Four were captured and eight got away.
The remaining escapees were captured and imprisoned.
Dogs were captured on film for all time.
Several of his ships were captured by privaters.
These were captured by our spy satellite cameras.
We have raised an army since you were captured.
You said you were captured by the navy.
That close to where the marines were captured.
In the end they were captured and arrested.
The images used in this film were captured.
I thought you were captured by some aliens or something.
There was a clash and the terrorists were captured.

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The parameters were captured at three different stages.
I knew he would not survive interrogation if he were captured.
The survivors were captured and allegedly enslaved.
But he had to ensure that you were captured.
They were captured by natives and held prisoner.
The rebel leaders were captured and executed.
All were captured by the magic of this area.
Entire dirty dozen were captured within an hour.
What happened to you after you were captured.
Other aircraft were captured but were not flyable.
Large quantities of weapons and ammunition were captured.
Five prizes were captured on the cruise.
Andrews and a number of his men were captured.
Two more villages were captured in the afternoon.
Echocardiography clips of four consecutive beats were captured.
The utterances were captured and processed.
Boniface pardoned those who were captured.
And as by magic we were captured on this thick paper.
Both made forced landings and were captured.
They were captured but managed to escape.
The remaining two surrendered and were captured.
Six pirates were captured and one is dead.
The soldiers who fought valiantly were captured.
Many were captured and sold into slavery.
The pope and his entourage were captured.
My friends and i were captured by the gemini coven.
All partisans and their aids were captured.
All of them were captured from the enemy.
Many fled for their lives or were captured.
They were captured and made to work.
Six insurgents were killed and six were captured.
These photographs were captured during times of crisis.
The terrorists escaped but weapons were captured.
Two of them were captured after a car chase.
We were supposed to wait till all of them were captured.

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