- present participle of entrap.
entrapping
Example Sentences
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The source he was meeting turned out to be an FSB agent tasked with entrapping him.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
In dressing rooms, a size-XS shirt would go over my head instead of entrapping me like a straitjacket.
From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2024
Critics have accused federal agents of entrapping a group men who were down on their luck after doing prison time.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 20, 2024
Many pits were active over thousands of years, entrapping countless animals whose remains muddled together.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2023
She would probably end by entrapping some fool—either very old, or very young—endowed with infinitely more bullion or valuable scrip than gumption or self-control, and flashing out into a very shining light of pattern respectability.
From The Triumph of Hilary Blachland by Bertram Mitford
