Example Sentences

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And he argued that Kessler had baited Mr. Pottinger into writing things that looked more nefarious than they really were.

From New York Times • Nov. 30, 2019

After Dempsey dropped with one punch the third-string catcher who had baited him into a fight, the skinny catcher got more attention from the Yankees.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2019

Ford’s brother, Doug, a city councillor and the Mayor’s campaign manager and No. 1 defender, later told a Toronto Star reporter that a man with a rainbow flag draped over his shoulder had baited the crowd.

From The New Yorker • Sep. 9, 2014

It was at once obvious to Mattoon's housewives that the anesthetist had baited Mrs. Cordes' porch with a cloth soaked in the same substance he squirted through windows.

From Time Magazine Archive

Peter had baited the trap himself with a carrot, then begged his father to let him sleep in the garden to keep watch.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker