ensnare
Example Sentences
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If you heed our words, you will avoid the pitfalls that ensnare many others.
From Barron's • Dec. 24, 2025
The law is so broad and vague that it could ensnare anyone who maintains databases such as Mr. Webb’s.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 26, 2025
"They're built to ensnare sharks or fish and they're deadly effective, but sadly completely indiscriminate," says Dean Cropp who, as a cinematographer and ocean explorer, has been documenting these nets for years.
From BBC • Oct. 3, 2025
If enforced, this diktat will likely ensnare some air traffic controllers from towers that can hardly afford to lose them.
From Slate • Mar. 3, 2025
I thought Beetee would bring him, not for his technological expertise, but in the hopes that he could somehow think of a way to ensnare a mountain.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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