captive audience

Examples (10)

• The teacher had a captive audience for her long and rather boring lecture on ancient history.
• At the mandatory all-staff meeting, we were a captive audience for the CEO's two-hour presentation.
• Passengers on the delayed train became a captive audience for a fellow traveler's loud phone conversation.
• During Thanksgiving dinner, my uncle always has a captive audience for his endless stories about his youth.
• Salespeople on long-haul flights often see the other passengers as a captive audience for their products.
• Stuck in the elevator, we were a captive audience to the terrible music playing on a loop.
• The comedian joked that performing for a captive audience in a prison was his easiest gig ever.
• With everyone stuck at home during the lockdown, streaming services had a global captive audience.
• Do you ever feel like a captive audience in a waiting room where you can't turn off the television?
• The conference speaker knew he had a captive audience, as attendance was required for certification.