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Meanings of captivity in English
Usage of captivity in English
1
Animals in captivity undergo a range of environmental changes from wild animals.
2
The hostages said that their captivity had often been difficult to bear.
3
The lamentation of the people of God in their captivity in Babylon.
4
The gifts of the soul are free; but material benefits are captivity.
5
While she may be free from captivity today, Hill was always free-minded.
6
Two United Nations-African Union peacekeepers remain in captivity after almost two months.
7
Rojas said she had lost contact with the father while in captivity.
8
About 300 pandas are thought to live in captivity, mainly in China.
9
The mustang seems to understand the doom that awaits him in captivity.
10
He spent years in captivity in France when he studied every day.
11
They lost it in the Babylonish captivity, and never afterwards recovered it.
12
They said they had been well-treated during almost two weeks in captivity.
13
Under other circumstances, he might have eagerly listened forward to bolting captivity.
14
In others, the maternal instinct was less than the dread of captivity.
15
The tension between freedom and captivity has led to unexpected creative breakthroughs.
16
U.S. officials have believed for several years that Levinson died in captivity.
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Translations for captivity
Portuguese
Catalan
Captivity through the time
Captivity across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common