bait

Example Sentences

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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

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

Although vampire movies might not be traditional Oscars bait, Sinners was a real artistic achievement, blending genre horror with 1930s blues music against a backdrop of the Mississippi Delta.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026

I’m using it as bait for you both to come down and visit me!

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day