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
In some situations, animals released after time in captivity face serious risks, and the wild can become what researchers describe as a "death trap."
From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026
The destructive wildfire had stripped the slopes of the nearby Santa Monica Mountains and now rain could send a tremendous amount of sediment flowing into Topanga Lagoon, a death trap for fish.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2025
Lord Blunkett has called for an urgent review into what he described as "death trap" Tube platforms after he was injured falling into a gap as he boarded a train at Westminster station.
From BBC • Nov. 16, 2024
Why did veteran Himalayan guides keep moving upward, ushering a gaggle of relatively inexperienced amateurs—each of whom had paid as much as $65,000 to be taken safely up Everest—into an apparent death trap?
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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