bait
Example Sentences
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In each and every instance, the players refused to take the bait.
From Los Angeles Times
He knew where all the best fishing holes were, and the right kind of bait to use.
From Literature
Long ago, Mustaine learned when not to take the bait even if he sometimes gobbled it anyway.
From Los Angeles Times
Instead of bait, lines and hooks, they are allowed to use only lures—anything from a coffee mug to a Jell-O mold—and pitchfork-like spears.
"King of Worms! I know there must have been someone there who wanted to go fishing tomorrow! And was looking for bait! And they saw King of Worms and took him!"
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
