trapdoor

Example Sentences

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The loop has presented Clark with a trapdoor disguised as an exit.

From Salon • May 30, 2026

The park, which closed in late December, contains games and rides that reference past MrBeast videos, such as a trapdoor tower and catapults.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 3, 2026

Sunderland, like Newcastle before them, eventually slipped through the relegation trapdoor in 2017, and spent eight years outside the top flight.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2025

She knows the location of the hidden trapdoor that leads to the rafters of the arch above the nave.

From New York Times • May 6, 2024

Maddie, Brij, and Francesca all looked like they were hoping for a trapdoor to open and take them away from this hideous scene unfolding before us.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon