entrap
verb (used with object)
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare.
has entrapped
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present perfectof entrap (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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In several of cinematographer Nur Rubio Sherwell’s precise shots, the pattern on the crib Valeria built herself resemble a spiderweb that has entrapped her, and that motif reappears when she delves deeper into the occult.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2023
Like Octave, she struggles against her affection, but for better reasons: "The world will look upon me as a lady's-maid who has entrapped the son of the family."
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 4 by Hamilton Wright Mabie
Salinguerra, under cover of military reprisals, has entrapped the Count into Ferrara, and detained him there, at the moment when he was expected to meet his lady-love in his own city of Verona.
From A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.) by Mrs. Sutherland Orr
"Some poor fellow, then, your beauty has entrapped?" he insinuated.
From The Lady of the Mount by Frederic Stewart Isham
"Yes; she is our most skilful detective, and has entrapped more than one conspirator," triumphantly interrupted De Fervlans.
From The Nameless Castle by Mór Jókai
