death trap
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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I agree with French philosopher Etienne Balibar, who cautioned that to confront violence with more violence becomes a death trap for the left.
From Salon ● Mar. 28, 2026
Ogun declares her contempt for longboards — not to mention penny skateboards, which she says are a death trap.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2025
The windows are a "death trap" says Tracey McGurk, who has lived in her flat for five years and is worried for her grandchildren's safety.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2025
There are explanations without meaning: Its space station death trap is divided between two sides, one called Romulus and the other Remus after Rome’s foundational fable, without leaning into the why of it.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2024
Some of the men at Ephrata thought of the B-24 as a death trap.
From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
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