ensnare
verb (used with object)
to capture in, or involve as in, a snare.
was ensnaring
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past progressiveof ensnare.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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At its height, “the scheme was ensnaring 15,000 consumers per day,” the document says.
From New York Times β Jun. 15, 2013
The light made such new combinations of old things, took and gave such new views; the pleasure of looking for them and finding them was ensnaring.
From Wych Hazel by Susan Warner
