captive audience
noun
: a person or people who are unable to leave a place and are thus forced to listen to what is being said
The passengers on the plane were a captive audience.
Examples of captive audience in a Sentence
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It’s further enhanced by a never better Anne Hathaway and indie staple Rosemary DeWitt, perfect as two sisters caustically reuniting in front of their captive audience of friends and family.
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Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2024
The advantages of such a remote location includes having a captive audience of motivated filmmakers and delegates who choose to be there and make the effort to travel.
—Jenny S. Li, Variety, 28 July 2024
But the year 2000 has been a point of fascination for a couple years now (which feels equal to a decade these days), finding a captive audience with Gen Zers in particular.
—Alena Botros, Fortune, 26 June 2024
House impeachment managers delivered the charges to the Senate on Tuesday, standing in the well of the Senate and reading them aloud to a captive audience.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 18 Apr. 2024
With a more captive audience comes a faster spread of information and a more rapid feedback loop, so nailing key messaging is more crucial than ever.
—Jennifer Acree, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
The goal is to not turn others into a captive audience to your calendars, emails, texts, and alarms.
—Victoria Song, The Verge, 27 Mar. 2024
There are few other arenas – especially in climate – where powerful world leaders are a captive audience.
—Solitaire Townsend, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
Economic stability has been one of his key sales pitches, albeit to a largely captive audience.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2024
Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2024
The advantages of such a remote location includes having a captive audience of motivated filmmakers and delegates who choose to be there and make the effort to travel.
—Jenny S. Li, Variety, 28 July 2024
But the year 2000 has been a point of fascination for a couple years now (which feels equal to a decade these days), finding a captive audience with Gen Zers in particular.
—Alena Botros, Fortune, 26 June 2024
House impeachment managers delivered the charges to the Senate on Tuesday, standing in the well of the Senate and reading them aloud to a captive audience.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 18 Apr. 2024
With a more captive audience comes a faster spread of information and a more rapid feedback loop, so nailing key messaging is more crucial than ever.
—Jennifer Acree, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
The goal is to not turn others into a captive audience to your calendars, emails, texts, and alarms.
—Victoria Song, The Verge, 27 Mar. 2024
There are few other arenas – especially in climate – where powerful world leaders are a captive audience.
—Solitaire Townsend, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
Economic stability has been one of his key sales pitches, albeit to a largely captive audience.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2024
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“Captive audience.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/captive%20audience. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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