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

Instead of bait, lines and hooks, they are allowed to use only lures—anything from a coffee mug to a Jell-O mold—and pitchfork-like spears.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

But Kim has so far refused to take the bait.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

The mass anguish over MTV’s greatly exaggerated demise confirms that Gen X, the oft-overlooked MTV generation, is easily reeled in by cheap nostalgia bait.

From Salon • Jan. 21, 2026

“Probably a big school of mackerel. If I were looking for bait today, that would be great, but we want to nab bigger stuff.”

From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt