trap
Example Sentences
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“You have this trap, basically, that was just sitting here and collecting all of Los Angeles life for the last 60,000 years.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
In these experiments, atoms or other particles are placed inside an optical cavity, which consists of two mirrors that trap light between them.
From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026
The just-quirky-girls-at-a-country-club mood does eventually turn darker, but the musical, like some other works of art about mental illness, often falls into the trap of romanticizing it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
But they are determined to be competitive in the transfer market, while pledging not to fall into the trap of offering expensive long contracts as they have in the past.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
Far underneath the surface of the earth, rock tore away from rock as a giant slab of the earth’s crust wrested free from its trap.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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