How to Use live trap in a Sentence
live trap
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There's one thing the village could use, though, and that's live traps.
—Shady Grove Oliver, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Mar. 2020
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Now, the world is waiting to find out if the raccoon found the live trap at the top of the building.
—Ashley May, USA TODAY, 13 June 2018
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Once, the rat was caught in a live trap but somehow escaped.
—Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News, 2 July 2019
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Foster said a live trap was found by the river at one point.
—Ian James, The Arizona Republic, 9 Apr. 2021
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Pamela placed a live trap in that area with her scent, hoping to attract him.
—cleveland, 30 May 2022
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The agency set live traps near the home on March 16 and captured one of the young mountain lions the next day.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
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The live trap caught the lizard without hurting her, police said.
—Hannah Leone, Aurora Beacon-News, 31 Aug. 2017
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The live traps remained in place, and the adult female mountain lion was trapped last Tuesday.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
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Cuny says there more problems with live trapping a wild animal.
—Cathy M. Rosenthal, San Antonio Express-News, 9 Mar. 2018
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Popovich told the council that more humane alternatives are snap traps, live traps or electric traps.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2024
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The spokesperson confirmed that the sub-adult male bear was caught in a live trap on Tuesday afternoon and put down by CPW officers shortly after.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 21 June 2023
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Feral and stray cats are attracted to feeding stations, captured in live traps, neutered and vaccinated, and returned to the capture site.
—Author: Rick Sinnott, Alaska Dispatch News, 21 June 2017
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Animal control workers did set live traps on the tower's roof, believing that would be the safest option for capture, MPR reports.
—Ashley May, USA TODAY, 13 June 2018
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The same applies to other mouse and rodent remedies, such as poison or live traps.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Nov. 2025
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The farmer, his son and grandson were still collecting mink, with more than a dozen live traps deployed and checked routinely, Hobbs said.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
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U'Wren's husband was heading out at six am to check the live trap in the creek bed area, only to spot Lexi walking down the street.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
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