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was sprung
noun
A leap; a bound; a jump.
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The trap was sprung.
And then I was sprung loose.
(Mr. Tucker was sprung later that day).
"It was sprung on Congress," he added, sounding regretful.
As it was, the British trap was sprung prematurely.
Several years later, Missy was sprung and married Bill.
In the fall, Leon was sprung and called Ramon to invite him to a party.
At a drum signal, the trap was sprung, and the watching crowd of thousands cheered.
But, in the process, a trap was sprung upon dozens of innocent victims.
The resulting trap was sprung on the President at his deposition in the Jones case.
Clinton shot back by declaring that America was already great – and so the trap was sprung.
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