Sentence examples for was in captivity for from inspiring English sources

"I was in captivity for three months and 20 days.

"I was in captivity for three months and 20 days," she says, eyes downcast.

I was in captivity for five years.

Historian Igor Kozlovskiy, 63, who was captured by Donetsk rebels on suspicion of storing weapons, told AFP: "I was in captivity for two years... Still a lot of prisoners remain [in Donetsk]." The UK government said the prisoner swap was a "welcome step towards meeting the commitments all sides have made".

Captive bred ones have been in captivity for many generations and have become very domesticated.

I had been in captivity for 28 hours.

"This is someone who has been in captivity for nearly two years now.

Mustafa Hassan had only been in captivity for a few hours and was already planning his escape.

Some of the 589 hostages held in 2012 had been in captivity for more than two years.

"We have to sustain the voice of 219 girls that have been in captivity for a year now".

The Seaquarium said Lolita is well cared for and has been in captivity for so long that releasing her would be "cruel and traumatic".