deathtrap
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of deathtrap
Example Sentences
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The blaze had swept through a government property at 80 Albert Street, a deathtrap of a building where squatters pilfered electricity, built indoor shacks out of cardboard and cooked on paraffin stoves.
From New York Times ● Nov. 10, 2023
KYIV, Ukraine — When the power is out, as it so often is, the high-rise apartment overlooking Ukraine’s war-torn capital feels like a deathtrap.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 21, 2022
Unlike the Arizona desert, another migrant deathtrap, south Texas ranchland at first glance appears verdant.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2021
Khalid recalls that his father said: “If you go into a war, it will be a deathtrap and a stalemate.”
From Washington Post ● May 28, 2020
His beloved swimming hole had become a bit of a deathtrap: twice as deep and roaring by at a thunderous speed.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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