trapping

Example Sentences

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Tents - particularly polyester tents - act like mini greenhouses trapping heat inside them, from your body and the sun.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

She removed legendary New Zealand all-rounder Suzie Bates lbw for 12 in her final ODI appearance, before trapping both Georgia Plimmer and skipper Melie Kerr in front for seven and one respectively.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

As the group headed to San Francisco on the Bay Bridge, those officers coordinated with San Francisco police and the California Highway Patrol to close off the bridge, trapping the riders.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

Relentless predator control—through poisoning, trapping and shooting, and high mesh fences that can hold back everything from a baby mouse to a pig—are the only hope for continued nesting of native seabirds on the islands.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

He amused himself by trapping flies under a glass.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer