Examples of captor in a Sentence
The men fought their captors and escaped.
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The victim escaped after he was allowed by his captors to go to a Speedway convenience store, Sprow said.
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Christine Pelisek, People.com, 25 Mar. 2025
The 52-year-old Sharabi said his captors had not told him that his wife Lianne and daughters Noiya and Yahel were killed during the 2023 attack.
—Lauren Izso, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
His stories enthrall his fellow captives, and capture the attention of Hasan, the enigmatic and feared Bey of Algiers, igniting an affinity between captor and captive.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 26 Feb. 2025
Someone in my theater actually screamed when Sherry confirmed it by addressing her captor by his first name, Simon (Ray Nicholson).
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Mar. 2025
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Christine Pelisek, People.com, 25 Mar. 2025
The 52-year-old Sharabi said his captors had not told him that his wife Lianne and daughters Noiya and Yahel were killed during the 2023 attack.
—Lauren Izso, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
His stories enthrall his fellow captives, and capture the attention of Hasan, the enigmatic and feared Bey of Algiers, igniting an affinity between captor and captive.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 26 Feb. 2025
Someone in my theater actually screamed when Sherry confirmed it by addressing her captor by his first name, Simon (Ray Nicholson).
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Mar. 2025
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“Captor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/captor. Accessed 10 Apr. 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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