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Examples
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Jefferson swooped down to eat the starlings, and her talons quickly caught on to the trap's hooks.
Library of Congress hawk is captured Elizabeth Flock 2011
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Easy enough to pry off one of the trap's bolts with his knife.
Narrative Magazine's Friday Feature: Alexi Zentner's 'Trapline' Narrative Magazine 2010
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Conversely, one could debate whether a speed trap's primary function is to keep roads safe or to pad local revenues.
Trapster: A Cellphone Social Network To Fight Speed Traps - The Consumerist 2008
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The furry body seemed detached from its foot entirely, the flesh around the joint smashed flat by the trap's unforgiving metal bar.
The Fountain 2010
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It was the greedy and hungry who either thought themselves smarter or who were too foolish to understand the trap's purpose.
Iran has enough of its own problems without needing to blame the West 2009
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If not a complete waste of time and a falling into the very trap's it lambasts!
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2008
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Its soul would be edgier, its collective nerves would be as tense as an animal trap's blue-steel spring.
More Twisted Stories Vol II Deaver, Jeffery 2006
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"The girl should be able to tell us if the trap's still set," D'Angelo said.
A Maiden's Grave Deaver, Jeffery 1995
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Though it could jump impossibly high for so massive a creature, its fingers still fell far short of the trap's rim.
The False Mirror Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1992
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Though it could jump impossibly high for so massive a creature, its fingers still fell far short of the trap's rim.
The False Mirror Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1992
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