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Entrapment is an English word with synonyms like defense or defence. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Entrapment in a sentence

Related words

Entrapment | Entrap | Entraps

Entrapment meaning

  1. The state of being entrapped.
  2. Action by law enforcement personnel to lead an otherwise innocent person to commit a crime, in order to arrest and prosecute that person for the crime.
  3. A method of isolating specific cells or molecules from a mixture, especially by immobilization on a gel.

Synonyms of Entrapment

defense defence denial demurrer

Related words

Other words often associated with Entrapment or its synonyms:

prosecution team offence squad offense action pleading abnegation process demur assertion collection

Using Entrapment

  • The main meaning on this page is: The state of being entrapped. | Action by law enforcement personnel to lead an otherwise innocent person to commit a crime, in order to arrest and prosecute that person for the crime. | A method of isolating specific cells or molecules from a mixture, especially by immobilization on a gel.
  • Useful related words include: defense, defence, denial, demurrer.
  • In the example corpus, entrapment often appears in combinations such as: of entrapment, entrapment of, an entrapment.

Context around Entrapment

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 18.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 8 middle, 9 end
  • Sentence types: 18 statements, 1 questions, 1 exclamations

Often before:

nerve 1× tire 1× honeypot 1× serious 1× ring 1× chinese 1× attempted 1× lawyers 1×

Often after:

operation 4× bringing 1× hazard 1× look 1× concerns 1× hazards 1×

Sentence patterns with Entrapment

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

in an entrapment operation in 2× a honeypot entrapment operation gaining 1× a serious entrapment hazard 1× and nerve entrapment 1× beetle s entrapment 1× defense lawyers entrapment in past 1× fall and entrapment hazards 1× fear of entrapment in a 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

ambiguity in those 1× an inquiry was 1× around 3 600 1× around 450 wildlife 1× but wouldn t 1× crews arrived on 1×

Common sentence endings:

and business elites 1× and entrapment hazards 1× and nerve entrapment 1× and vascular complications 1× beetle s entrapment 1× can be factors 1×

Words around Entrapment

Just before it in the word index:

entrap 21 entrants 285 entrant 114 entrancing 21 entranceway 18 entrances 304

Just after it in the word index:

entrapped 28 entrapping 3 entraps 2 entrapta 2 entrati 2 entravision 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

abakaliki 59 abbasi 59 absolve 59 acceptability 59 acetic 59 actuators 59

Corpus analysis for Entrapment

  • In this selection, "entrapment" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 18.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, nerve, tire, honeypot, operation, bringing and hazard stand out and add context to how "entrapment" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include in an entrapment operation in and a honeypot entrapment operation gaining. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "entrapment" sits close to words such as abakaliki, abbasi and absolve, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with entrapment

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

It’s not "entrapment"—look it up. (7 words)

But wouldn't soliciting sex be entrapment? (7 words)

In fact, they are a serious entrapment hazard! (8 words)

Longer example sentences

Police intelligence agents have arrested an alleged member of a terror group in Mindanao that is reportedly sympathetic to the international terror group Daulah Islamiyah in an entrapment operation in Quezon City. (32 words)

Reflecting Chinese entrapment concerns, the partnerships can be adjusted to international developments and allow China to keep its options open with regard to which patterns to prioritize in coming decades. (30 words)

Former Israeli spies have gone on record stating that Epstein’s international sex trafficking was a honeypot entrapment operation – gaining valuable ‘kompromat’ material to blackmail political and business elites. (29 words)

Question examples

But wouldn't soliciting sex be entrapment? (7 words)

Exclamation examples

In fact, they are a serious entrapment hazard! (8 words)

Example sentences (20)

Mr. Stinson claims difficulty with urination, weight gain, an impaired sex life, and nerve entrapment.

Officers can use devices for tire entrapment (for instance, nets that entangle a vehicle’s tire and axle) and tire deflation (spike strips).

The condition of stomach gas is characterized by discomfort and pain resulting from the accumulation of toxins or the entrapment of gas within the stomach.

The rescuers swiftly freed the boy from his entrapment, bringing immense relief to both mum and son.

An inquiry was opened on August 2 2017, which resulted in an entrapment operation being conducted.

Despite earwax typically repelling insects with its acidity, in this instance, it contributed to the beetle's entrapment.

Former Israeli spies have gone on record stating that Epstein’s international sex trafficking was a honeypot entrapment operation – gaining valuable ‘kompromat’ material to blackmail political and business elites.

In fact, they are a serious entrapment hazard!

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It’s not "entrapment"—look it up.

Penile ring entrapment is a rare but often dangerous urological emergency that could cause mechanical and vascular complications.

Reflecting Chinese entrapment concerns, the partnerships can be adjusted to international developments and allow China to keep its options open with regard to which patterns to prioritize in coming decades.

Around 3,600 baby walkers sold on Amazon are being recalled due to fall and entrapment hazards.

Crews arrived on the scene to find three vehicles in the roadway with no entrapment.

Managing alliance issues, like host nation support, and assuaging allies’ heightened fear of entrapment in a great power conflict will be critical.

Police intelligence agents have arrested an alleged member of a terror group in Mindanao that is reportedly sympathetic to the international terror group Daulah Islamiyah in an entrapment operation in Quezon City.

Ambiguity in those plans and entrapment from law enforcement can be factors.

And still even after a recording surfaced all across social media confirming the attempted entrapment of a worker at WSC, Gibson remains mute on the issue.

Around 450 wildlife have been confiscated in an entrapment operation in Sitio Manggihay, Barangay Dahican in the City of Mati.

But wouldn't soliciting sex be entrapment?

Defense lawyers entrapment in past cases involving predator hunters.

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Common combinations with entrapment

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "entrapment" in a sentence?
An example: "Mr. Stinson claims difficulty with urination, weight gain, an impaired sex life, and nerve entrapment." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "entrapment" from authentic English texts.
What does "entrapment" mean?
Entrapment means: The state of being entrapped.
What are synonyms of "entrapment"?
Common synonyms of "entrapment" include: defense, defence, denial, demurrer.
How many example sentences with "entrapment" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "entrapment", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.