Examples of steel-trap in a Sentence
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Hidden beneath a steel-trap door on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, 36 steps below the surface, is one of the system’s oldest remaining substations.
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New York Times,
20 Apr. 2026
My steel-trap mind was at work again.
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Laird Borrelli-Persson,
Vogue,
21 Dec. 2025
Haroutunian, like Netflix awards czar Lisa Taback, has a steel-trap mind that tracks who has seen what, never forgets a face, and knows who is missing.
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Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
10 Dec. 2025
Despite this, Kweller soldiered forward with the same mix of optimism, aplomb, and steel-trap conviction that powers him to this day.
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Jayson Greene,
Vulture,
30 May 2025
Or underestimating her steel-trap memory and grasp on history.
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Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2025
Maro, Marina's grandmother, had a steel-trap mind for the compendium of numbers that have defined shipping since the 17th century.
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Virginia Heffernan,
WIRED,
14 Feb. 2024
As a city official in Durham, N.C., and then as assistant city manager in Fayetteville, Reinstein prided himself on being hyper-organized and having a steel-trap memory.
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Laurie McGinley,
Anchorage Daily News,
4 July 2023
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New York Times,
20 Apr. 2026
My steel-trap mind was at work again.
—
Laird Borrelli-Persson,
Vogue,
21 Dec. 2025
Haroutunian, like Netflix awards czar Lisa Taback, has a steel-trap mind that tracks who has seen what, never forgets a face, and knows who is missing.
—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
10 Dec. 2025
Despite this, Kweller soldiered forward with the same mix of optimism, aplomb, and steel-trap conviction that powers him to this day.
—
Jayson Greene,
Vulture,
30 May 2025
Or underestimating her steel-trap memory and grasp on history.
—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2025
Maro, Marina's grandmother, had a steel-trap mind for the compendium of numbers that have defined shipping since the 17th century.
—
Virginia Heffernan,
WIRED,
14 Feb. 2024
As a city official in Durham, N.C., and then as assistant city manager in Fayetteville, Reinstein prided himself on being hyper-organized and having a steel-trap memory.
—
Laurie McGinley,
Anchorage Daily News,
4 July 2023
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“Steel-trap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steel-trap. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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