bait

Example Sentences

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In each and every instance, the players refused to take the bait.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

But Kim has so far refused to take the bait.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

Throughout Seattle’s run, Darnold wouldn’t take the bait.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

Although vampire movies might not be traditional Oscars bait, Sinners was a real artistic achievement, blending genre horror with 1930s blues music against a backdrop of the Mississippi Delta.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 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