entrapped; entrapping; entraps
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Examples of entrap in a Sentence
We used the net to entrap a school of fish.
The air bubbles were entrapped in ice.
She felt that she was entrapped in an unhappy marriage.
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With her heavy black bangs and penchant for dressing like a paper doll from the 1960s, the comedian is loud, indignant, and ready to entrap both spirits and audience members.
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Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2024
There should not be openings that may entrap a child's head, neck, or body (this poses a risk of asphyxiation).
—Samson McDougall, Parents, 5 Oct. 2024
That includes killing, wounding, entrapping or pursuing the animals, according to the initiative, as well as discharging a deadly weapon at them.
—Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 2 Sep. 2024
The 50-foot whales blow circles of bubbles underwater, creating a net of air that entraps the krill.
—Lauren Sommer, NPR, 6 Sep. 2024
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Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2024
There should not be openings that may entrap a child's head, neck, or body (this poses a risk of asphyxiation).
—Samson McDougall, Parents, 5 Oct. 2024
That includes killing, wounding, entrapping or pursuing the animals, according to the initiative, as well as discharging a deadly weapon at them.
—Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 2 Sep. 2024
The 50-foot whales blow circles of bubbles underwater, creating a net of air that entraps the krill.
—Lauren Sommer, NPR, 6 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for entrap
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“Entrap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entrap. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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entrap
transitive verb
en·trap
in-ˈtrap 
entrapped; entrapping
: to cause (a person) to commit a crime by means of undue persuasion, encouragement, or fraud in order to later prosecute
police entrap him into violating the literal terms of a criminal statute—W. R. LaFave and A. W. Scott, Jr.
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