bait
Example Sentences
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Everyone else loses their moral courage and takes the bait, the grift, the deal.
From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026
But despite offering a potential buyer the opportunity to test-drive the dwelling as a tenant, it appeared nobody took that bait as he later lowered both the rental and buying asking price.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026
By using nanodiscs as molecular "bait," scientists can isolate immune cells that respond to specific viral proteins.
From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 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
I’d learned that from some old man who owned the bait and tackle shop out by the lake where Scrappy and I used to go fishing.
From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor
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