Sentence examples for trapdoor from from inspiring English sources

A cabinet-like room drops down like a trapdoor from the underside of the cantilever.

Newspapers of the time reported that she cried, "Oh; God, let me not suffer," as the trapdoor fell from beneath her.

The trapdoor spiders came from a colleague in Alabama.

In 1984, A Dictionary of Soldier Talk defined the term as "small, concealed firing positions from which snipers emerge to shoot at patrolling troops" -- now here comes the entomology -- "probably from the ingenious lair of the Trapdoor Spider, which darts from its hold to snatch unwary prey".

From strawberries to toothy beasts (reminiscent of 80s kids TV show Trapdoor), you can pick from a huge range of designs on Amazon.

Yes, I have heard about the times you take it near rivers with a bunch of strangers and it feels as though a hand has emerged from a trapdoor in the sky to squeeze the joy out of you like juice from oranges.

Skulls rose from a trapdoor.

When we visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art, a working fountain emerges from a trapdoor.

Ask a bartender, emerging from a trapdoor behind the bar, what's in it.

Heralded by pounding techno, Lady Gaga emerges from a trapdoor wearing a white wig and furry brown wings.

The Girls' first outing in four years is a bigger-budget show than usual, with suspended aerial platforms, a stage in the middle of the audience, tiny dresses, dancers, chairs rising from the floor, and a particularly hilarious moment when Nicola Roberts emerges from a trapdoor wearing a giant Native American headdress and simply cannot keep a straight face.