trap

Example Sentences

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“The trap is believing the premium version is the only legitimate version.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 12, 2026

There is a danger we fall into a trap, whereas this game may well prove just to be an outlier.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 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

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

But Owen and George were out of the bear trap, and their fate was in their own hands.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz