Sentence examples for took prisoner from inspiring English sources

But "the Sioux took prisoner only women or children, not grown men," Powers writes.

But the Greeks took prisoner an Italian soldier and shot him and revenge was swift.

Historians record, for example, that after St. Elmo fell, the Turks took prisoner the nine surviving knights.

Inaugurated regent in July, he organized resistance to the English influence of the widow of James IV, Queen Margaret Tudor, whom he took prisoner at Stirling in August.

Over the weekend, militiamen seized a government building in the town of Paracuaro and refused to release 11 local policemen they took prisoner.

This season he took Prisoner Cell Block H and Stephen King horror movies as his inspiration, an uncompromising start which produced an equally uncompromising collection.

Others were taken prisoner.

Some were taken prisoner.

Language was taken prisoner.

Nine men were wounded and taken prisoner.

Dózsa was taken prisoner and executed.