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Explore Mousetrap through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like trap or maneuver. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Mousetrap in a sentence

Mousetrap meaning

  1. A device for capturing or killing mice and other rodents.
  2. A website designed to open another copy of itself when the user tries to close the webpage.
  3. Ordinary, everyday cheese.

Synonyms of Mousetrap

trap trap play maneuver manoeuvre play

Related words

Other words often associated with Mousetrap or its synonyms:

move tactics operation tactic movement manoeuver motion device action work plan hole

Using Mousetrap

  • The main meaning on this page is: A device for capturing or killing mice and other rodents. | A website designed to open another copy of itself when the user tries to close the webpage. | Ordinary, everyday cheese.
  • Useful related words include: trap, trap play, maneuver, manoeuvre.
  • In the example corpus, mousetrap often appears in combinations such as: the mousetrap, mousetrap to, of mousetrap.

Context around Mousetrap

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 8 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

better 2×

Often after:

consists 2× analogy 2× loses 1× placed 1× car 1× launching 1× cheese 1× arises 1×

Sentence patterns with Mousetrap

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

a mousetrap consists of 2× a better mousetrap and quickly 1× a better mousetrap without first 1× and the mousetrap then one 1× as a mousetrap 1× as his mousetrap 1× at the mousetrap analogy several 1× behe s mousetrap analogy 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a mousetrap consists 2× behe uses the 2× american river college 1× comparing the cat 1× congratulations to eighth 1× even looking at 1×

Common sentence endings:

a mousetrap arises 1× as a mousetrap 1× as his mousetrap 1× boost their memories 1× by the officers 1× cheaters on consoles 1×

Words around Mousetrap

Just before it in the word index:

mouser 23 mousepad 13 mouseketeers 4 mouseketeer 6 mousehole 5 mousehold 6

Just after it in the word index:

mousey 5 moushegh 2 mousie 2 mousike 2 mousinho 24 mousketeers 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aapi 29 aarey 29 aberdare 29 academician 29 acquaint 29 actuaries 29

Corpus analysis for Mousetrap

  • In this selection, "mousetrap" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, better, consists, analogy and loses stand out and add context to how "mousetrap" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a mousetrap consists of and a better mousetrap and quickly. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "mousetrap" sits close to words such as aapi, aarey and aberdare, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with mousetrap

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

Behe uses the analogy of a mousetrap to illustrate this concept. (11 words)

Removal of any one piece destroys the function of the mousetrap. (11 words)

Ring built a better mousetrap and quickly became the king of video doorbells. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

Initiatives being introduced include the new QB security system, which aims to increase the difficulty of producing cheats; and Mousetrap, launching in Season 1, a new security measure aiming to reduce the impact of Mouse & Keyboard cheaters on consoles. (39 words)

Even looking at the mousetrap analogy, several critics have described ways in which the parts of the mousetrap could have independent uses or could develop in stages, demonstrating that it is not irreducibly complex. (34 words)

Behe uses the analogy of a mousetrap to propose irreducible complexity : he argues that if a mousetrap loses just one of its parts, it can no longer function as a mousetrap. (31 words)

Example sentences (20)

Behe uses the analogy of a mousetrap to propose irreducible complexity : he argues that if a mousetrap loses just one of its parts, it can no longer function as a mousetrap.

Congratulations to eighth-grader Teji Kari, whose mousetrap placed third in the mousetrap car competition.

A mousetrap consists of several interacting pieces—the base, the catch, the spring and the hammer—all of which must be in place for the mousetrap to work.

Comparing the cat and the mousetrap, then, one sees that the mousetrap (which is not alive) offers better evidence, in terms of irreducible complexity, for intelligent design than the cat.

Even looking at the mousetrap analogy, several critics have described ways in which the parts of the mousetrap could have independent uses or could develop in stages, demonstrating that it is not irreducibly complex.

American River College’s Theater of Arts is presenting Agatha Christie’s “The Mousetrap” for its first show of 2023.

Initiatives being introduced include the new QB security system, which aims to increase the difficulty of producing cheats; and Mousetrap, launching in Season 1, a new security measure aiming to reduce the impact of Mouse & Keyboard cheaters on consoles.

You can head down to the Cathedral Quarter to visit the local jewellers, independent stationers and Mousetrap Cheese shop.

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The elusive Mr. Squirrel, found after dodging a mousetrap, was cornered by the officers.

MI6 have taken new recruits suffering from 'digital amnesia' to the theatre to see complicated Agatha Christie play The Mousetrap, in the hope it will boost their memories.

Ring built a better mousetrap and quickly became the king of video doorbells.

A mousetrap consists of five interacting pieces: the base, the catch, the spring, the hammer, and the hold-down bar.

Behe uses the analogy of a mousetrap to illustrate this concept.

In Hamlet, metatheatrical elements include the Player's speech (2.2), Hamlet's advice to the Players (3.2), and the meta-play "The Mousetrap" (3.3).

In the Dover trial an expert witness for the plaintiffs, Ken Miller, demonstrated this possibility using Behe's mousetrap analogy.

It skips over the case that many, if not all, parts are already available in their own right, at the time that the need for a mousetrap arises.

John H. McDonald even showed his example of a mousetrap to be reducible.

No engineer could design a flat-screen TV, an interplanetary spacecraft, or even a better mousetrap without first understanding the basic laws of physics.

Removal of any one piece destroys the function of the mousetrap.

They also criticized his over-reliance of overly simplistic metaphors, such as his mousetrap.

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Common combinations with mousetrap

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "mousetrap" in a sentence?
An example: "Behe uses the analogy of a mousetrap to propose irreducible complexity : he argues that if a mousetrap loses just one of its parts, it can no longer function as a mousetrap." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "mousetrap" from authentic English texts.
What does "mousetrap" mean?
Mousetrap means: A device for capturing or killing mice and other rodents.
What are synonyms of "mousetrap"?
Common synonyms of "mousetrap" include: trap, trap play, maneuver, manoeuvre, play.
How many example sentences with "mousetrap" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "mousetrap", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.