set trap

Example Sentences

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He had left Natalie alone on the cliff, and then blindly permitted this chit to lead him straight into Hobart's set trap.

From The Case and the Girl by Parrish, Randall

Could the leaving of the craft in fit condition for our use be part of some carefully conceived plan; a bait to draw us into some set trap?

From The Devil's Own A Romance of the Black Hawk War by Parrish, Randall

Be sure to cover chain of trap good, and have everything look as natural when you leave us when you came to set trap.

From Fox Trapping A Book of Instruction Telling How to Trap, Snare, Poison and Shoot - A Valuable Book for Trappers by Harding, A. R. (Arthur Robert)

With his knife he then cuts a hole in the snow exactly the size of the set trap, the plate of which has already been daubed with mixed bait.

From The Drama of the Forests Romance and Adventure by Heming, Arthur Henry Howard

The Chilians had walked into a cleverly set trap and were paying dearly for their mistake.

From Under the Chilian Flag A Tale of War between Chili and Peru by Rainey, W. (William)