Sentence examples for into captivity from inspiring English sources

"into captivity" is a grammatically correct and commonly used phrase in written English.
It means to be taken or placed into a state of imprisonment or confinement. Example: After the war, many soldiers were taken into captivity by the enemy forces.

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In the lower, loin-clothed natives are wrestled into captivity.

That August, Yukawa was taken into captivity by ISIS.

Striking out towards freedom, they fall instead into captivity.

When released, Jeremiah told Pashur he would go into captivity and die.

An increasing number are taken into captivity and shipped to oceanaria, mostly in Asia.

Several years later he is sent back into captivity as he becomes aggressive and unpredictable.

The southern corroboree frog would have joined their ranks had some not been brought into captivity.

The scientists face an unprecedented challenge: to bring as many vaquita into captivity as possible.

In Asia there is a long tradition of taking Asian elephants into captivity and training them.

Boo and his brother, Cari, were taken into captivity after a hunter illegally shot their mother.

We're still seeing orangutans in the forest; they are coming into captivity in enormous numbers.

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