trapping

Example Sentences

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"You're not going to lose a finger, but it would feel like trapping your hand in a car door – it would certainly ruin your day," he said.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Some liminal spaces, as in the case of the “Backrooms,” seem to take on a life of their own, trapping their inhabitants.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

City information officer Jay Pelayo told news agency AFP that the building's walls and scaffolding surrounding it had buckled, likely trapping people in a pile of debris.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

As the group headed to San Francisco on the Bay Bridge, those officers coordinated with San Francisco police and the California Highway Patrol to close off the bridge, trapping the riders.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

Some friends heard of my trapping and gave me four older dogs—they were Storm, Yogi, Obeah, and Columbia—and a broken sled—the siderails were broken and needed replacement—and so I was into dogs.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen