hold sb in captivity

Examples (10)

• The children were held in captivity in a dark basement.
• The rebel group held the foreign journalist in captivity for two years.
• He has been held in captivity by the enemy forces since the start of the war.
• Holding prisoners in captivity without trial is a breach of human rights.
• The dragon swore it would hold the knight in captivity for a thousand years.
• It was cruel to hold such an intelligent animal in captivity.
• The pirates held the crew in captivity until the ransom was paid.
• For how long was the explorer held in captivity by the isolated tribe?
• By the time the rescue team arrived, the kidnappers had held him in captivity for over a month.
• Their sole mission was to free the soldiers who were being held in captivity.