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
"Will you be dragged down in the snares that have entrapped your confederates!"
From The Submarine Boys and the Spies Dodging the Sharks of the Deep by Victor G. Durham
Those whom I thought my friends have entrapped me, and have given colour to the tale.
From Come Rack! Come Rope! by Robert Hugh Benson
"You will not speak to those who have entrapped my son, and annul the agreement?"
From Autumn Glory The Toilers of the Field by Ren? Bazin
