Examples of captor in a Sentence
The men fought their captors and escaped.
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In the horrifying footage of their capture on Oct. 7, 2023, from the Nahal Oz base, 18- and 19-year-old girls are bound hand and foot and faced against the wall, passive objects in the hands of their captors.
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Michal Herzog, TIME, 12 July 2024
At the time, investigators said the DNA may have been from acquaintances of Sherri's captors who owned the clothing.
—Jessica Sager, Peoplemag, 20 June 2024
One of the places her captors put her to work was on Figueroa Street.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
Even in bondage, enslaved Africans wove vibrant tapestries of music, art and spirituality that would enrich the nation in ways their captors could hardly imagine.
—Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2024
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Michal Herzog, TIME, 12 July 2024
At the time, investigators said the DNA may have been from acquaintances of Sherri's captors who owned the clothing.
—Jessica Sager, Peoplemag, 20 June 2024
One of the places her captors put her to work was on Figueroa Street.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
Even in bondage, enslaved Africans wove vibrant tapestries of music, art and spirituality that would enrich the nation in ways their captors could hardly imagine.
—Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2024
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“Captor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/captor. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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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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