in captivity

idiom

of animals

: while living in a zoo

The lions were bred in captivity.

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The Biennale closed on November 24 with more than sixty hostages in captivity and no ceasefire in place. —

News Desk, Artforum, 4 Dec. 2024 Following the Thanksgiving holiday, the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens in Palm Desert, Calif. announced the death of Zoya, their 21-year-old Amur leopard, one of the oldest of her kind in captivity. —

Angel Saunders, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024 Beautiful Evening, Beautiful Day does not focus only on Lovro’s time in captivity, with much of the film devoted to his life and relationships prior to his imprisonment, and the growing sense of a net tightening around his freedom. —

Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 3 Dec. 2024 Around 100 people remain in captivity, although a third are believed to be dead. —

Yarden Segev, NBC News, 2 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for in captivity