captive
noun
a prisoner.
captives
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pluralof captive.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Investigators showed former captives Naumenko’s photo, which they recognized.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
The freed captives are currently receiving medical treatment at an undisclosed hospital and will return home at a later date, army spokesman Danjuma Jonah Danjuma said in a statement issued on Friday evening.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Because the country had far less captives, they paid Karamanli $60,000, worth roughly $1.7 million today, but the yearly duties did stop, so there’s that.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
A third video shows Abu Lulu attempting to coerce captives into praising army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.
From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2025
Each night he walked atop the Wall with Lady Melisandre, and during the days he visited the stockades, picking captives out for the red woman to question.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
