entrapping

Example Sentences

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In dressing rooms, a size-XS shirt would go over my head instead of entrapping me like a straitjacket.

From Slate • Jul. 20, 2024

In the stomach, germs must also overcome other deadly barriers such as digestive enzymes, entrapping mucus and the ever-watchful immune system defenses.

From Salon • Aug. 31, 2023

Many pits were active over thousands of years, entrapping countless animals whose remains muddled together.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 17, 2023

In addition to entrapping fellow male cicadas, the infected males also go after female cicadas, UConn said.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 4, 2020

In all countries where the collection of honey is made a profit, various devices have been resorted to for deterring or entrapping the rugged depredators.

From The Emigrant's Lost Son or, Life Alone in the Forest by Anonymous