ensnare

Killer whales are highly intelligent apex predators and have been known to play with their prey and deploy sophisticated tactics to ensnare them.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

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

It seeks to ensnare these migrants in a Kafkaesque trap from which there may be no lawful escape.

From Slate ● Apr. 1, 2025

But as I knelt, the mist seemed to ensnare my body like a sticky shroud, intent on dragging me down.

From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi

It ensnares boaters and slows the river’s flow, which heightens flood risks and makes an ideal nursery for mosquitoes.

From New York Times ● Nov. 28, 2023

For Myriam Gurba, fog is a condition that disorients and ensnares.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2023

The subsequent investigation to find the Last Wolf ensnares Charon County residents, white and Black, and uncovers abuse, corruption and more.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2023

Females spin a web shaped like a slice of pie, pull it taut, then let go the instant an insect strikes, so the web collapses and ensnares her prey.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 19, 2022

A little pleasure or commodity is the bait that ensnares us to this.

From The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning by Binning, Hugh

None of the council members directly addressed the question of why they did not pressure Wang to resign as it became clear she was ensnared in her former fiance’s criminal case.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026

He was one of about 200 people ensnared in Operation Catch of the Day, the overwhelming majority of whom had no criminal record.

From Slate ● Apr. 15, 2026

The investigation also appears to have ensnared Abalos's successor in the powerful post of Socialist organisation secretary, Santos Cerdan.

From Barron's ● Apr. 7, 2026

But an undercover DEA investigation targeting Honduras’s government, led by the agency’s elite Special Operations Division, unexpectedly ensnared the nephews.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 29, 2026

But then their offensive sputtered to a halt as infantrymen and horse-drawn artillery became ensnared in the obstacle course of churned-up fields, abandoned trenches, and shattered roads left from the Battle of the Somme.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

I have also implemented some tech tweaks that make the AI less ensnaring.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2025

It caused waves in the global car industry, ensnaring several other top carmakers and leading to legal action in several countries.

From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2025

Victims say soaring scams, weak bank safeguards, and poor recovery expose regulatory gaps in a country where digital banking has outpaced cybercrime checks, ensnaring people across classes.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2025

With an offhand deftness, Ceylan lays bare the sort of master operator who hides in plain sight, skilled at ensnaring unwitting victims.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 22, 2024

Thrashing and growling at the net, trying to rip free, Summer was only ensnaring himself worse.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin