trap
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
In “Trap Door” he sings about “a trap door in your heart and a button on your desk well-worn from being pressed.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 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
A quarter of a century after assuming power, he comes across as remote and inflexible, as though immobilised in a trap of his own making.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
However, under extremely high pressure, collisions between hydrogen molecules create temporary molecular interactions that can absorb and trap thermal radiation.
From Science Daily • May 29, 2026
I would run during the day, work on my trap sets, then pitch a tent and camp at night and harness up and run the next day, and there was great beauty in that.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
Vocabulary lists containing trap
