in captivity

phrase

of animals

: while living in a zoo

The lions were bred in captivity.

Examples of in captivity in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The following August, six Israeli hostages were executed by Hamas in a tunnel in Rafah, after more than three hundred days in captivity. — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026

With time running out to save the Great Lakes' whitefish from a deadly mussel invasion, Michigan officials have a moonshot plan to pluck fish from Lake Michigan and breed them in captivity. — CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026

Ramdin highlighted the recent brutal gang attack in the hills above Port-au-Prince in Kenscoff where dozens of people were killed and many remain in captivity. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026

Although the life span of the black rat snake in the wild is unknown, in captivity adult individuals may live for more than 30 years. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for in captivity

• absorptivity
• affectivity
• collectivity
• conductivity
• connectivity
• corrosivity
• creativity
• diffusivity
• directivity
• effectivity
• emissivity
• exclusivity