Example Sentences
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By the time you get your bearings, you’re ensnared in its net.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
The globe-spanning scandal also ensnared Pras Michel, a rapper in rap trio the Fugees, who was found guilty of helping Low funnel money from 1MDB into US politics.
From Barron's ● May 13, 2026
He was one of about 200 people ensnared in Operation Catch of the Day, the overwhelming majority of whom had no criminal record.
From Slate ● Apr. 15, 2026
But an undercover DEA investigation targeting Honduras’s government, led by the agency’s elite Special Operations Division, unexpectedly ensnared the nephews.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 29, 2026
He felt ensnared in a tangle of deep shadows, shadows as black as the night that stretched above his head.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
