trapping
Example Sentences
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The city's mayor said a residential building in the Shevchenkivskyi district was partially destroyed, trapping people inside.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Most forms of air conditioning are highly energy-intensive and, depending on its power source, can belch even more carbon into the atmosphere, trapping more of the sun’s heat and causing more intense heat waves.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
This wish forces a sudden flip in her laid-back persona, trapping her in a state of involuntary and absolute obsession.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
By preventing tumors from trapping T cells, the drug allows those immune cells to reach and attack the cancer.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 25, 2026
Pa said he must go to town to trade the furs of the wild animals he had been trapping all winter.
From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder
