entrapping
- present participle of entrap.
Example Sentences
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In dressing rooms, a size-XS shirt would go over my head instead of entrapping me like a straitjacket.
From Slate • Jul. 20, 2024
In the stomach, germs must also overcome other deadly barriers such as digestive enzymes, entrapping mucus and the ever-watchful immune system defenses.
From Salon • Aug. 31, 2023
Many pits were active over thousands of years, entrapping countless animals whose remains muddled together.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 17, 2023
In addition to entrapping fellow male cicadas, the infected males also go after female cicadas, UConn said.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 4, 2020
They heartily joined their victors, and aided in entrapping their unsuspecting comrades.
From King Philip Makers of History by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)
