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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Unlike technology companies that work to ensnare (and monetize) our attention, Foreman entrapped our bodies only to liberate our minds.
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Ashley Lee, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
In reality, Nick wants to get his revenge on Donnie by entrapping him.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
While the requirement to stay in character was applied externally—in some cases by media attempts to entrap Santas with the suggestion of inappropriate behavior—the men Hancock interviewed described feeling their own commitment.
—Laura Clawson, JSTOR Daily, 15 Dec. 2024
Moon must avoid either entrapping or enabling Kim, while persuading a skeptical Trump that only the United States can make a lasting deal with North Korea.
—Scott Snyder, Foreign Affairs, 23 Feb. 2018
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Ashley Lee, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
In reality, Nick wants to get his revenge on Donnie by entrapping him.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
While the requirement to stay in character was applied externally—in some cases by media attempts to entrap Santas with the suggestion of inappropriate behavior—the men Hancock interviewed described feeling their own commitment.
—Laura Clawson, JSTOR Daily, 15 Dec. 2024
Moon must avoid either entrapping or enabling Kim, while persuading a skeptical Trump that only the United States can make a lasting deal with North Korea.
—Scott Snyder, Foreign Affairs, 23 Feb. 2018
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“Entrap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entrap. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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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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