in captivity

idiom

of animals

: while living in a zoo

The lions were bred in captivity.

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Photos of soldiers killed in battle or in captivity are on display on the city’s main historic squares and billboards promoting the military loom over the streets. —

Lili Rutai, The Dial, 7 Jan. 2025 Killer Whales Are Hunting Whale Sharks — the Largest Fish in the World, New Photos and Study Show Because both orcas were born in captivity, neither animal is a good candidate for release into the wild. —

Kelli Bender, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025 Jackie lived to the impressive age of 20—a long life for a lion, especially one in captivity. —

Scott Travers, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025 While the real Misty was actually born in captivity, the story of the annual wild horse roundup and Pony Swim from Chinconteague to Assateague—two barrier islands on Virginia and Maryland’s shoreline that flank the state lines—is 100-percent real. —

Jessica Farthing, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for in captivity