release captive

Frequency: 7.05.5 per million words

to let a captive go, often as part of an agreement

captiveVERB + NOUN

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release

Examples (10)

  • The terrorists will only release their captives if they get what they want.
  • After the peace treaty was signed, both sides agreed to release all captives.
  • The conservation group worked tirelessly to release the captive dolphin back into the ocean.
  • The government is negotiating the terms to release the captives safely.
  • The captives were released after a ransom was paid.
  • The commander ordered his soldiers to release the captive immediately.
  • When do they plan to release the final captive?
  • International pressure is mounting on the rebels to release their foreign captives.
  • The kidnappers refused to release their captive without a guarantee of safe passage.
  • Zookeepers will release the captive birds once their habitat is restored.