ensnare

they were ensnared in city centre traffic.

With tact and perseverance he inveigled her into becoming his law partner. Todecoy is to trap or ensnare by cunning or deception:

Homer says the god Hephaestus used techne to forge iron chains as thin as spider webs around the godly bed in order to ensnare his cheating wife.

The spider used its web to ensnare its prey.

The detective set a trap to ensnare the criminal.

Her beauty seemed to ensnare everyone who met her.

The company used a clever marketing strategy to ensnare new customers.

The politician tried to ensnare his opponent in a scandal.

The magical spell was designed to ensnare anyone who entered the enchanted forest.

The con artist used his charm to ensnare unsuspecting victims.

The dangerous predator used camouflage to ensnare its prey.

The addictive nature of social media can ensnare users for hours.

She felt ensnared in a web of lies and deceit.

I can teach you how to bewitch the mind and ensnare the senses.

That is because gangs often ensnare jobseekers into joining.

This forms the basis of a thick mucus that excels at ensnaring parasitic worms.

Yet the IOR is now ensnared in litigation, which ironically arises from the clean-up.

She strove to ensnare him with comfort and would not see that comfort meant nothing to him.

Back in this country, 13 parents ensnared in a nationwide college admissions bribery case have agreed to plead guilty.

Yeah, it's not like I ensnared Pear in a square lair under there.

I was telling Sally about my plan to ensnare David.

However, he had a huge fall from grace after he was ensnared in a big corruption scandal.

Plastic rubbish in the oceans also ensnares birds, turtles and other wildlife.