Sentence examples for captivity of from inspiring English sources
The phrase "captivity of" is correct and usable in written English
You could use it to refer to either a literal or figurative captivity, for example: "The family was trapped in the captivity of poverty for generations."
Though there have been other incidents of workers in China holding bosses captive in labor disputes, the captivity of a U.S. executive attracted worldwide media attention and drew some commentary on the "risks" of foreign investment in China's restive workforce.
Another tract, The Babylonian Captivity of the Church, suggested that the sacraments themselves had been taken captive by the church.
Both the killing and captivity of dolphins are ethically indefensible.
"All 16 hostages were shot dead most probably while in captivity of the Taliban," he said.
The long captivity of Iraq will end and an era of new hope will begin.
The last 18 years of his life were spent in captivity of one form or another.
He was in the captivity of the castle of Yaqub the Ailing.
"The chains around the mind, the captivity of the mind, it started there," she said.
The captivity of elephants in south India goes back thousands of years.
What the movement for reproductive rights needs is for the faces of freedom to emerge from the captivity of shame.
In Lisa Milinazzo's staging at the Schoolhouse, the play's intrinsic sweep is not released from the captivity of its verbiage.
