ensnare
verb (used with object)
to capture in, or involve as in, a snare.
had ensnared
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past perfectof ensnare.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Within days, the market turmoil had ensnared Credit Suisse, forcing it to borrow from Switzerland's central bank.
From Reuters ● Mar. 17, 2023
NSW Police argued the protest had caused a massive inconvenience and had ensnared paramedics en route to an emergency - a claim they have since withdrawn.
From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2023
He had ensnared himself in one of the most expensive bag fumbles in the history of human enterprise.
From Slate ● Jan. 9, 2023
He had avoided the traps that had ensnared so many others around him.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 20, 2017
She was still staring at the Hema’s remnants, still standing in its ashes, but a single word had ensnared itself in her mind.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
