Examples of death trap in a Sentence
That old elevator is a death trap.
The factory was a death trap with too few exits for the workers to use in case of a fire.
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The New York City Fire Department shut down a haunted house that the department called a 'death trap' Thursday.
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James Powel, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2024
The story turns on events that see hundreds of hikers become trapped on the Annapurna Range after snowstorms and avalanches turn one of the most breathtaking hiking trails in the world into a death trap.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2024
This is all the work of a pharmaceutical company attempting to accelerate lifelong drug trials by spiking guests' drinks with medication and then sending them to the sandy death trap to observe what happens.
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 1 Aug. 2024
There is no other reason for families to pay thousands of euros for room on a floating death trap rather than a few hundred euros for seats on a short and convenient flight.
—Dimi Reider, Foreign Affairs, 16 Sep. 2015
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James Powel, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2024
The story turns on events that see hundreds of hikers become trapped on the Annapurna Range after snowstorms and avalanches turn one of the most breathtaking hiking trails in the world into a death trap.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2024
This is all the work of a pharmaceutical company attempting to accelerate lifelong drug trials by spiking guests' drinks with medication and then sending them to the sandy death trap to observe what happens.
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 1 Aug. 2024
There is no other reason for families to pay thousands of euros for room on a floating death trap rather than a few hundred euros for seats on a short and convenient flight.
—Dimi Reider, Foreign Affairs, 16 Sep. 2015
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“Death trap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death%20trap. Accessed 22 Oct. 2024.
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