trap
Example Sentences
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“Normally there’d be a current charting trap or rap song, but there’s something about that song that I think makes you recalibrate how you’re looking at the scene in general.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
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
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
Alary was shocked and relieved to learn others had fallen into the same trap.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
I held it in my hand so that I would be ready to sack him up the instant I heard the snap of a trap.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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