ensnare

Example Sentences

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If you heed our words, you will avoid the pitfalls that ensnare many others.

From Barron's • Dec. 24, 2025

Experts say the resources are limited and oil majors may not clamor for leases that could ensnare them in the Golden State’s stringent environmental policies.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2025

The law is so broad and vague that it could ensnare anyone who maintains databases such as Mr. Webb’s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 26, 2025

"They're built to ensnare sharks or fish and they're deadly effective, but sadly completely indiscriminate," says Dean Cropp who, as a cinematographer and ocean explorer, has been documenting these nets for years.

From BBC • Oct. 3, 2025

They might hate each other but they stuck together against the world and against any woman who would ensnare one of them.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith