Sentence examples for the traps from inspiring English sources

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the traps

noun

A machine or other device designed to catch (and sometimes kill) animals, either by holding them in a container, or by catching hold of part of the body.

I put down some traps in my apartment to try and deal with the mouse problem.

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It's the traps, the traps of society.

The New York Times

"But she knows the traps.

The Guardian

The traps have been avoided.

The Guardian

He didn't see the traps.

The New Yorker

Put antifreeze in the traps.

The New York Times

He left the traps for three days.

The New Yorker

All the traps seem to get sprung".

The New York Times

This wouldn't get out of the traps".

The Guardian

Such are the traps of literal-mindedness.

The New Yorker

old uncle were arrested by the traps.

The Guardian - Books

Sikich went ahead to check the traps.

The New Yorker

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