How to Use traps in a Sentence

traps

plural noun
  • These traps will take care of the male moths, but you’re not done yet.
    Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 25 May 2021
  • Put yeast and beer traps out at the side of the gardens, not in them.
    Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 22 July 2021
  • Starting in late spring, hang the traps in the trees and check each week.
    oregonlive, 17 Jan. 2022
  • Sappers had not had time to check the school for booby traps and mines.
    Time, 14 Apr. 2022
  • Some of these cold traps may have evaded the sun for billions of years.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN, 26 Oct. 2020
  • This is the first sighting by the area’s camera traps in four years.
    Lindsey McGinnis, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Aug. 2020
  • Here is a look at those traps and the strategies people can use to avoid them.
    Sabina Nawaz, WSJ, 30 July 2022
  • Their traps use a live male bird that sings in one side of the two-compartment cage.
    Joshua Rapp Learn, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Apr. 2020
  • Turtles will be taken from the traps each day to the wildlife center.
    From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 1 July 2020
  • The traps ended up on the shelf with 80 expired fish in them.
    Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2022
  • Slugs can be a problem, so be prepared to set traps or bail as seedlings poke through the soil.
    oregonlive, 9 Mar. 2022
  • With the lid on, the cooler traps in the heat from boiling water for hours.
    Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 7 Aug. 2020
  • Just be careful the traps don't come into contact with any plant leaves.
    Camryn Rabideau, Popular Mechanics, 15 Aug. 2022
  • Take time away from tourist traps to explore some of the city's unsung quarters.
    Eric Rosen, Travel + Leisure, 3 Apr. 2021
  • After the shooting stopped, the deputies feared there could be booby traps.
    Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2021
  • Basic traps, sticky pads, and boric acid treatments can cost less than $10.
    Michael Pollick, chicagotribune.com, 8 Aug. 2020
  • The traps are set up in late winter and early spring when the insect is most active.
    David Tarrant, Dallas News, 14 Jan. 2021
  • Now is a wonderful time to release the traps and expand our minds to a brighter world.
    S. Mitra Kalita, CNN, 9 July 2020
  • With the tap of a button, the balloon inflates and brings the traps to the surface.
    Dino Grandoni, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Apr. 2022
  • According to Yankee, this traps in heat to help the gel break down faster.
    Alexis Bennett, SELF, 7 Oct. 2020
  • Large traps made out of culverts were set around the area in hopes of capturing the bruin.
    From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 8 July 2021
  • The metal mesh has since been replaced, and live traps have been set up around the exhibit.
    Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 3 May 2022
  • In the weeks since, the county has increased the number of traps and checks them more often.
    Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Oct. 2021
  • In June, the wharf was stacked high with lobster traps tinging the breeze with the faint reek of their latest catch.
    Murray Whyte, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2022
  • The Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta is a favorite area for these traps.
    John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 3 July 2022
  • Thanks to the line of traps, the dune survived the assault of Dorian.
    Taras Grescoe, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 July 2022
  • The Panthers played zone the entire game, including some traps in the half court.
    Joe Magill, cleveland, 24 Feb. 2021
  • Martha Stewart, the reigning queen of thirst traps, is back to her old tricks in her latest spon-con post.
    Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 12 Sep. 2022
  • The pair were out checking lobster traps, reeling them in by hand, when one of the lines caught in both of their motors.
    Alexander Thompson, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Aug. 2022
  • Just one block north of Brookfield Square, golfers can test their skills at putting greens, chipping greens and sand traps.
    Eddie Morales, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2021

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