entrap
verb (used with object)
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare.
have entrapped
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present perfectof entrap.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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Thailand previously implemented similar measures on neighbouring Myanmar, which is also home to thriving scam networks that have entrapped thousands of foreigners.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2025
China has publicly sought to eradicate cyberscam operations in Laukkaing that have entrapped tens of thousands of Chinese nationals, who have been repatriated to China in recent weeks.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 5, 2024
You have entrapped me; and the deepest folly that I know would be to hope for justice in such clutches.
From Beatrix of Clare by Clarence F. Underwood
This alarmed me much, for I dreaded lest the tide might have entrapped them as they were making their way back.
From Twice Lost by C.J. Stanilard
The dreadful thought occurred that his young friend might have met with some accident, or that, should Indians have carried off Greensnake, they might have entrapped him also.
From The Frontier Fort Stirring Times in the N-West Territory of British America by D. H. Friston
