lay a trap for
Example Sentences
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Rich and Michonne decline to give her any aid, and Jadis is eventually forced to lay a trap for the mindless zombies that roam the trash heap.
From The Verge • Mar. 5, 2018
Ford plans to lay a trap for Falstaff by visiting him under a false name.
From The Guardian • May 16, 2013
Later Gennady explains how to lay a trap for a sable using only tree branches, find and train a good hunting dog, and store precious winter supplies out of the reach of marauding bears.
From Slate • Jan. 25, 2013
Trap the racists and anti-Semites, and you lay a trap for me too.
From Slate • Jan. 9, 2011
Suppose he were to lay a trap for her to-morrow, and catch her at her own door!
From Put Yourself in His Place by Reade, Charles
