ensnared; ensnaring; ensnares
: to take in or as if in a snare
Examples of ensnare in a Sentence
The animals got ensnared in the net.
The police successfully ensnared the burglar.
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Some represented the type of fans the tournament hopes to ensnare: people without any affiliation at all.
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Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025
Microsoft’s center of gravity in corporate software ultimately ensnared Skype, which found itself in the Office division and under orders to build tools geared toward a workplace audience as well as a consumer one.
—Bloomberg, Orange County Register, 28 Feb. 2025
Adams, who pleaded not guilty in September and is expected to stand trial in April, has also seen a number of top advisers resign from his administration in recent months after being ensnared in their own corruption probes.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 23 Jan. 2025
Some represented the type of fans the tournament hopes to ensnare: people without any affiliation at all.
—Andy McCullough, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Ensnare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ensnare. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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en·snare
in-ˈsna(ə)r 
-ˈsne(ə)r
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