ensnarement

Example Sentences

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What this weird ensnarement depicts, to my mind, is the impulse to pry into desperation.

From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2023

Even the ensnarement of a pope in the culture of coverup is not new.

From Washington Post • Feb. 23, 2022

Even the Monroe Doctrine was an attempt to avoid ensnarement in old world rivalries, without capping America’s own regional influence.

From Washington Times • Feb. 1, 2022

The title is a reference to sticky black gaffer tape—a metaphor for frustrating ensnarement.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 19, 2018

The House seemed to be literally "lying in wait" for him, with traps set on every side for his ensnarement.

From History of the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson, President of the United States, by the House of Representatives, and his trial by the Senate for high crimes and misdemeanors in office, 1868 by Ross, Edmund G. (Edmund Gibson)