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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Urban green spaces, interactive art parks, summer festivals, local food markets—many cities publish event calendars with zero-cost options that aren’t tourist traps.
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Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
The colors, textures and lighting are ripe for Instagramming, leading some critics to dismiss the installations as art candy or a tourist trap.
—The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 June 2025
Instead of randomly flinging yourself into tourist traps, do some research ahead of time.
—Tonia Ryan, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Gustavo Arellano: Disneyland has already turned my hometown into a giant tourist trap.
—Defne Karabatur, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
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Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
The colors, textures and lighting are ripe for Instagramming, leading some critics to dismiss the installations as art candy or a tourist trap.
—The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 June 2025
Instead of randomly flinging yourself into tourist traps, do some research ahead of time.
—Tonia Ryan, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Gustavo Arellano: Disneyland has already turned my hometown into a giant tourist trap.
—Defne Karabatur, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
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 18 Jul. 2025.
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