trap

Example Sentences

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Experts say cities like Delhi are especially vulnerable because of the "urban heat island effect", where concrete, traffic and limited green cover trap heat and keep cities hotter than surrounding areas.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Researchers used the number of bees captured in each trap to calculate average bee density across the cemetery's approximately 6,000 square meters.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2026

A stock with a high dividend yield might be considered a value trap because investors expect the dividend to be cut.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

Impacciatore: On set, if someone gives me a feedback about something that he liked, I don’t want to hear that because it feels like a trap.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

I sniff the trap, lick it, bite it, feel the tension in its jaws.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz