Examples of tourist trap in a Sentence
The street market is a tourist trap that mostly sells cheap souvenirs.
That hotel is just a tourist trap.
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While other host cities will funnel fans toward tourist traps, the South Bay corridor between Santa Clara and San Jose puts dozens of authentic global cuisines within a 5- to 20-minute radius of the stadium.
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Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026
Skip the tourist traps and order one at a microbrewery, where a cold local beer pairs perfectly with one of the country’s most beloved comfort foods.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
Pawleys Island, South Carolina This slender barrier island about 70 miles northeast of Charleston isn’t a tourist trap, and that’s how locals like it.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2026
My mom thought any place with more than six rooms was a tourist trap.
—Amanda Peet, New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2026
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Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026
Skip the tourist traps and order one at a microbrewery, where a cold local beer pairs perfectly with one of the country’s most beloved comfort foods.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
Pawleys Island, South Carolina This slender barrier island about 70 miles northeast of Charleston isn’t a tourist trap, and that’s how locals like it.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2026
My mom thought any place with more than six rooms was a tourist trap.
—Amanda Peet, New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for tourist trap
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“Tourist trap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tourist%20trap. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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