Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mousetrapped
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Abella and her friend Darcie navigate challenges, such as being captured by a bee, the new responsibility of receiving a magic wand, and helping a horse with a toothache, with grace and curiosity.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025 -
For each sculpture, Tolaas captured molecules present during its material creation, alongside scents drawn from the animals themselves, their habitats and their interactions with humans.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
22 Oct. 2025
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At the time of the interview, at least four people had been killed and at least seven had been injured; dozens of others were still trapped under the rubble.—
Mosab Abu Toha,
New Yorker,
24 Oct. 2025
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Executives praised the film, which follows the Palestine Red Crescent Society’s failed attempt to save Hind, a Palestinian child who was killed in Gaza in 2024 after being trapped in a car under Israeli fire.—
Rebecca Keegan,
NBC news,
23 Oct. 2025
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Courts have sometimes concluded the government's conduct was outrageous when police have used brutality against a defendant or government agents entrapped a defendant.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
9 Oct. 2025
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In this version, Washington stars as the head of Stackin’ Records, who gets entrapped in a ransom plot.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
16 Aug. 2025
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But her quest for answers would unearth a family secret – and a doctor’s decades-old deception that has ensnared multiple families across the country.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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The pendant threads through Casino Royale and resurfaces in Quantum of Solace, where it’s revealed as a calling card of the network that ensnared Vesper; Bond (Daniel Craig) even carries it as a memento mori.—
Lilah Ramzi,
Vogue,
25 Oct. 2025
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Boys soccer Sam Shaghalian and Callum Holmes netted a hat trick each, while Connor Doraz added a goal as Bishop Feehan cruised to a 7-0 Catholic Central League win over Arlington Catholic.—
Tyler McManus,
Boston Herald,
25 Oct. 2025
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Dominik Szoboszlai, who was asked to play deeper alongside Jones, capped a sensational display by firing home their fifth goal from 20 yards out after Cody Gakpo had netted for the third successive game.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Rester made a diving save less than a minute later, and Owen Johnston — Mounds Park Academy’s goaltender — snared a Clark shot about two minutes thereafter to keep the game 1-1.—
Mike Cook,
Twin Cities,
23 Oct. 2025
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McConkey snared the pass and turned upfield.—
Elliott Teaford,
Oc Register,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Mousetrapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mousetrapped. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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