entrapment
Example Sentences
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Officials said that "multiple people are dead" and that there are "multiple entrapments, and multiple injuries".
From BBC
Protagonist Lena escapes patriarchal entrapment by joining forces with a close friend, Hedy, and fleeing to a beachside encampment of “feral” women.
From Los Angeles Times
For Kentridge, attachment to a great idea can lead to entrapment, closing your mind to other, unthought-of fertile ideas.
From Los Angeles Times
Themes of entrapment, unrequited love and loss penetrate the screen, with Lachman conveying the narrative through a bespoke aesthetic captured on different celluloid formats.
From Los Angeles Times
Bob Fu, founder and president of China Aid, argued that Lin’s conviction was a case of entrapment by the Chinese government.
From Los Angeles Times
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