bait

Example Sentences

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Meantime, Indiana is trying to bait the Bears to lumber over the state border and set up a den in the city of Hammond.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Almost 7,000 handmade rat bait traps were set every 250m across the island in 2024.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

Long ago, Mustaine learned when not to take the bait even if he sometimes gobbled it anyway.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

But Kim has so far refused to take the bait.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

First, though, he would use one of the carcasses to bait a deadfall, in the hope of trapping something to eat overnight.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver