entrapment

Example Sentences

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Feelings of entrapment and spite are prominent in this book, a multi-perspective family saga that chronicles the lives of three Vietnamese women from 1960s Vietnam to present-day Florida.

From New York Times

"The approved rear guard repair eliminates the potential for entrapment near the rear roller of the treadmill," the safety regulator said in a statement.

From Reuters

The backstory of the Daniloff affair shows how Soviet security services lured him into a devious entrapment web over many years.

From Washington Post

Only a drastic change can perhaps open one’s entrapment to reveal there’s something to live for.

From Los Angeles Times

Extremism monitors point to cases undermined by informants who turned out to be dangerous, flaky or seen as crossing the line between investigation and entrapment.

From Washington Post