bait

Example Sentences

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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

There’s been a fight, and the singer plans to mend fences, using laundry as bait: “Can you come pick up your clothes? I have them folded.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

"What did you use for bait, Grandmamma, when you went fishing?"

From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl