snare
noun
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
had snared
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past perfectof snare.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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An unglorified 7.5-point underdog from Fort Worth had snared leads of 21-3 and 41-22.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 31, 2022
The name of James Anderson was sung as the local hero emerged to loosen up between innings and Anderson thought he had snared Erwee lbw, only for the left-hander to survive England's review.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2022
While he was retrieving the gun from his pickup truck, however, Caden made his way to the river to clean the fish he had snared.
From Reuters ● Aug. 11, 2019
By season two, it had snared Danny DeVito as a series regular.
From The Guardian ● May 8, 2017
But now he was out; the thought of the job at Blum’s and the tilt he had had with Gus had snared him into things and his self-trust was gone.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
