Sentence examples for the captive from inspiring English sources

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the captive

adjective

Held prisoner; not free; confined.

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And now the captive motorist.

The captive audience is huge.

"For me Camplified was about the captive audience," he said.

"The Captive", "The Constant Wife" and "The Play's The Thing".

Existing laws allow the captive breeding of animals.

Vance didn't even have to describe the "captive erb".

The captive panda breeding programme has undergone a remarkable transformation.

The captive algae give reefs their brilliant colors.

The captive diggers had little choice but to keep going.

After questioning the captive, the American squad leader learned more.

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Living up to two decades, the captive-bred birds are trained from a young age.

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