In a campaign against the latter Valerian was taken prisoner, and for nine years languished in captivity, his unnatural son making no effort for his liberation.
Old Mary said she would wait and see first if it were true about the Captain being taken prisoner.
Donald MacLeod had the misfortune to be taken prisoner in Benbecula by Allan MacDonald of Knock, in Slate in Sky, a lieutenant.
With half-a-dozen men he rescues his cousin who had been taken prisoner, and in the flight they are besieged in an old ruined temple.
Strange and terrible are his experiences; for he is wounded, taken prisoner, condemned to be burned, and contrives to escape.
Leigh is taken prisoner by the adherents of the Pretender, amongst whom is an early friend and patron who desires to spare the lad's life, but will not release him.
He accompanies the force under General Roberts to the Peiwar Kotal, is wounded, taken prisoner, carried to Cabul, whence he is transferred to Candahar, and takes part in the final defeat of the army of Ayoub Khan.
MIR ASAD, appointed Diwan in place of Chanda Sahib, 24: taken prisoner by the Marathas, 25.
In the early days of the siege of Pondicherry he had had the misfortune to be taken prisoner.
And in the meanwhile the damosel said to Sir Mordred: I ween my foolish knight be either slain or taken prisoner: then were they ware where he came riding.
How King Pelleas suffered himself to be taken prisoner because he would have a sight of his lady, and how Sir Gawaine promised him to get to him the love of his lady.
Sidenote: He is forced to surrender and is taken prisoner.
No white man found fighting by the Side of an Indian will be taken prisoner.
The deserted handful of regular soldiers and sailors was then overpowered; while Barney was severely wounded and taken prisoner.
He escapes to Tarsus, is taken prisoner in the war with Mithradates, and detained by the latter in Pontus for a number of years.
He accompanies the force under General Roberts to the Peiwar Kotal, is wounded, taken prisoner, and carried to Cabul, whence he is transferred to Candahar, and takes part in the final defeat of the army of Ayoub Khan.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "taken prisoner" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
