Example Sentences

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It’s a misstep, or at least a macho vulgarity, and Clinton may well have been baiting Trump to remind people of it in her phrasing of the criticism.

From The Guardian • Mar. 21, 2016

Whether federal authority should have been baiting a hook with such a proposal is a question left to the reader.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 28, 2013

More recently, California cities like San Francisco have been baiting start-ups like Twitter to stay in the Golden State by providing attractive tax breaks.

From Inc • Oct. 10, 2012