trap door

Example Sentences

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In “Trap Door” he sings about “a trap door in your heart and a button on your desk well-worn from being pressed.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

At one point he noticed me looking at a trap door above our head.

From Slate • Oct. 6, 2025

When they stormed the building, they found a sliding trap door, disguised to look like part of the stone floor, from which metal stairs led to Fito's underground hideout.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2025

Howells and his team set up a trap near the crawl space opening and the bear eventually walked into it and triggered the trap door, wildlife officials said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2025

I opened the trap door and stepped into the attic.

From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan