had ensnared
- past perfect of ensnare.
Example Sentences
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Crews used specialist equipment to cut through the metal flooring that had ensnared her.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2023
Within days, the market turmoil had ensnared Credit Suisse, forcing it to borrow from Switzerland's central bank.
From Reuters ● Mar. 17, 2023
He had ensnared himself in one of the most expensive bag fumbles in the history of human enterprise.
From Slate ● Jan. 9, 2023
At the top of the bishops’ agenda was how to grapple, once again, with the unending scandals that had ensnared so many clerics and wrecked so many lives.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 13, 2020
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
