trap
Example Sentences
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The skull also reveals tightly interlocking upper and lower teeth that formed an effective trap for slippery prey.
From Science Daily
In Romania, researchers recently examined a bacterial strain that had been trapped in a 5,000-year-old layer of ice inside an underground cave.
From Science Daily
When oxygen levels are too low, wounds stay trapped in a prolonged inflammatory phase.
From Science Daily
As the pressure to score rose, Banton took on a single that was never there and Brook was trapped tentatively on the crease for 14.
From BBC
Tourist traps such as the Duomo Cathedral were packed with foreigners, as was the Arco della Pace, where the Olympic flame burned.
From Los Angeles Times
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