snare

Example Sentences

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In the Republic of Ireland glue traps are not part of the registered traps and snares that can be used in a legal manner under the Wildlife Act.

From BBC

“Additionally, because concertina coils are rigid and stay under tension, they don’t ‘sag’ or create the loose, invisible snares that single-strand wires often do over time, which helps reduce the risk of accidental wildlife entanglement.”

From Los Angeles Times

Rather, she’s snared Millie in a trap while desperately trying to wriggle free from one herself.

From Salon

The film vaults across eight decades, but tonally it’s as still as a rabbit snare, letting the audience creep up to its theme of human obsolescence.

From Los Angeles Times

Between these and the newspaper advertisement, the detectives were hoping to snare the sister in their trap.

From Literature