trap

Example Sentences

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Sibley and Ollie Pope added 38 in 18 overs before Bamber returned to trap the latter plum lbw.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

That’s when Hurley called “Twelve On”—a trap designed to pin the ballhandler with two players and flood the escape routes with the other three.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

For three years, the música Mexicana band Linea from Stockton has been perfecting its sophomore album, “Todo ø Nada,” a 13-track project that incorporates elements of melodic trap, R&B, blues and corridos tumbados.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

I agree with French philosopher Etienne Balibar, who cautioned that to confront violence with more violence becomes a death trap for the left.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

I sat there as if I were frozen to the ground and watched that big monkey walk all around the bur oak, taking the apples and never stepping in a trap.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls