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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Indeed, a recent IRS Chief Counsel memorandum shows that these traps can also ensnare the IRS.
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Matthew Roberts, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Some past efforts by states to purge noncitizens from voting rolls, however, have ensnared eligible U.S. citizens due to data inaccuracies.
—Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 12 Mar. 2025
The tariff chaos ensnared Americans across the country, from online shoppers like me to a Broadway show waiting on a shipment of yellow LED lights from China for its marquee sign, Trump’s tariff changes are leaving many people frustrated, with little information on when their orders will arrive.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 27 Feb. 2025
In 2023, the scammers who approached Hanes appear to have orchestrated a similar plot that ensnared a wealthy Minnesotan, according to the crypto forensics firm Chainalysis, which analyzed the Heartland case at the request of The New York Times.
—David Yaffe-Bellany, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
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Matthew Roberts, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Some past efforts by states to purge noncitizens from voting rolls, however, have ensnared eligible U.S. citizens due to data inaccuracies.
—Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 12 Mar. 2025
The tariff chaos ensnared Americans across the country, from online shoppers like me to a Broadway show waiting on a shipment of yellow LED lights from China for its marquee sign, Trump’s tariff changes are leaving many people frustrated, with little information on when their orders will arrive.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 27 Feb. 2025
In 2023, the scammers who approached Hanes appear to have orchestrated a similar plot that ensnared a wealthy Minnesotan, according to the crypto forensics firm Chainalysis, which analyzed the Heartland case at the request of The New York Times.
—David Yaffe-Bellany, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ensnare
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“Ensnare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ensnare. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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en·snare
in-ˈsna(ə)r 
-ˈsne(ə)r
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