hold sb prisoner

Examples (10)

• The rebels held the diplomat prisoner for several months.
• He was held prisoner in a dark, damp cell for over a year.
• The kidnappers threatened to hold their victim prisoner indefinitely.
• They claimed the government holds political dissidents prisoner without trial.
• If captured, soldiers could be held prisoner by the enemy forces.
• For days, the desperate family tried to free their loved one who was being held prisoner.
• The guards were instructed to hold all new arrivals prisoner until further notice.
• She managed to escape after being held prisoner in an abandoned warehouse.
• No one should be held prisoner without due process of law.
• The fictional villain always loved to hold his enemies prisoner in elaborate traps.