traps

Example Sentences

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Over a 20-year period, methane traps roughly 80 times more heat than CO2.

From Science Daily • May 10, 2026

Will Sommer: It’s kind of like pulling in the lobster traps.

From Slate • May 7, 2026

Despite the danger, this activist claims to have saved 36 Bengal tigers from guns or traps -- and 106 local residents from the animals' jaws.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

With Keith Forsey’s production, as well, we avoided some traps — very obvious sound effects that got other bands trapped in an ’80s world.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

Her traps were destroyed by jackals, honey badgers, and the caracal—she was certain of its identity now.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer