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The men fought their captors and escaped.
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Churchill’s life, however, was spared, because his captors mistakenly assumed he was related to Winston Churchill.
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Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 21 Sep. 2025
Set entirely in a high-rise penthouse, PH-1 follows promising politician Payton Burnham (Kassen), who is held hostage by an anonymous captor and forced to watch as his life is systematically dismantled in real-time by both social and traditional media.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
His captor, Chris, fits the trope of the monster hiding in plain sight.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
The elder Hall’s indifference toward his son’s life shocks even his captor, prompting a bonding moment that softens the viewer’s perceptions of both men.
—Katie Rife, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2025
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Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 21 Sep. 2025
Set entirely in a high-rise penthouse, PH-1 follows promising politician Payton Burnham (Kassen), who is held hostage by an anonymous captor and forced to watch as his life is systematically dismantled in real-time by both social and traditional media.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
His captor, Chris, fits the trope of the monster hiding in plain sight.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
The elder Hall’s indifference toward his son’s life shocks even his captor, prompting a bonding moment that softens the viewer’s perceptions of both men.
—Katie Rife, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for captor
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“Captor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/captor. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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captor
noun
cap·tor
ˈkap-tər 
-ˌtȯ(ə)r
: one that has captured a person or thing
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