bait

Example Sentences

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Meantime, Indiana is trying to bait the Bears to lumber over the state border and set up a den in the city of Hammond.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

In each and every instance, the players refused to take the bait.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

But Kim has so far refused to take the bait.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

While her role in “Sentimental Value” is certainly more aligned with conventional Oscar bait, Fanning’s performance in “Predator: Badlands” only makes her Academy-recognized work in the former more fascinating.

From Salon • Jan. 24, 2026

When a polar bear climbed inside and took the bait, the trap door on the front would slam closed, and bing, bang, boom, you had yourself a polar bear.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz