Sentence examples for hold captives from inspiring English sources

The sudden raid by the Pakistani military which, for more than a decade, has permitted the Haqqanis to operate a safe haven and hold captives in Pakistan sparked surprise, conspiracy theories, and hope among current and former U.S. officials.

Enforced disappearances are widely regarded as human-rights abuses because they deny suspects legal protections, needlessly subject relatives of the disappeared to mental strain and generally increase the chances that unsupervised officials who hold captives in undisclosed locations will engage in torture.

It was initially used for storehouses before being purchased by the British, who built a prisoner-of-war camp to hold captives from the Napoleonic Wars and later the War of 1812.

After the war ended, both sides accused their opponents of continuing to hold captives; Azerbaijan claimed Armenia was continuing to hold nearly 5,000 Azerbaijani prisoners while Armenians claimed Azerbaijan was holding 600 prisoners.

They dug a moat around the building's perimeter and a pit for holding captives.

But where the original game's nostalgia is captivating, Telltale is held captive by it.

They are still held captive.

Had they been held captive too long?

Two women she held captive later died.

"In hearing, man is held captive".

The crewmen were held captive for 11 months.