bait

Example Sentences

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Almost 7,000 handmade rat bait traps were set every 250m across the island in 2024.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

Long ago, Mustaine learned when not to take the bait even if he sometimes gobbled it anyway.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

But Kim has so far refused to take the bait.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

In doing so, Walz and Frey bought trust with the community, who took both leaders seriously when they called for non-violence and told residents not to take Trump’s bait.

From Salon • Jan. 28, 2026

If boats like that come back empty, what can you expect from a plywood skiff with one pitiful bucket of salted herring for bait?

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick