bait
Example Sentences
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He did not rise to the prime minister's bait at the cabinet meeting.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
"You can imagine that anxiety and fear building up. 'Are we just bait? Are we going to be a victim so that someone can make a point?'"
From Barron's • May 9, 2026
Here, the big-budget sequel functions as bait: reel the people in, make them laugh, open their hearts and minds, then punch them in the gut.
From Salon • May 1, 2026
You become bait, because some people want to show their power.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026
But when British newspaper The Daily Mail offered what in today’s money would be a $500,000 prize for the first person or persons to fly nonstop across the Atlantic, several contenders took the bait.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
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