Sentence examples for as a captive from inspiring English sources

No fish born in the hatchery was kept all its life in captivity and used as a captive breeder.

He spent five years as a captive of the Soviets.

So I try to think of it as a captive focus group.

Mostly, though, "trying to be generous as I bow out", he writes as a captive viewer.

Zheng defeated Alagonakkara's forces and took the king back to Nanjing as a captive.

Indeed, from the moment of his abrupt entrance as a captive he commands attention whenever he is upon the stage.

QUESTION FROM DARIN: I read about Reuters journalist Suleiman al-Khalidi's experience as a captive in Syria today.

But they have also sought to portray him as a captive of the right wing of his caucus.

Mr. Halter, casting himself as a populist, portrays Mrs. Lincoln as a captive of special interests in Washington.

She fears anti-Isis forces might not even recognise him as a captive if he is compelled to fight.

It is incorporated as a "captive," a type of insurer that provides little disclosure of its financial condition.