trapping
Example Sentences
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She estimates her organization has trapped, fixed and released 19,000 cats and the current rate of trapping is somewhere around 50 a week, 10 of which she traps herself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
The fact that a quartet of such caliber signed on to this dreck would be surprising if Netflix’s M.O. weren’t trapping great actors in middling movies.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026
BOGOTÁ, Colombia—A 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck Colombia on Monday, trapping people under collapsed buildings and presenting an early challenge to a president who was sworn in on Friday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Others helped shut the shop, trapping the leopard inside.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
“On one condition,” I say, trapping him in the doorway.
From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass
