ensnared; ensnaring; ensnares
: to take in or as if in a snare
Synonyms
Examples of ensnare in a Sentence
The animals got ensnared in the net.
The police successfully ensnared the burglar.
Recent Examples on the Web
The weakening consumer sentiment has already ensnared some global luxury brands.
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Bloomberg, Fortune Asia, 17 Apr. 2024
The 702 program exists because the government relies on US businesses to implement its wiretaps and ensnares Americans’ communications in the process.
—Dell Cameron, WIRED, 16 Apr. 2024
Several of their attorneys said their clients became ensnared in a culture of corruption that was encouraged by leaders in the sheriff's office.
—CBS News, 10 Apr. 2024
The indictments are the first of their kind in Switzerland, where some financial institutions were ensnared in the far-reaching scandal.
—Jamey Keaten, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2024
The bust ensnared professional athletes, including former Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig, who has pleaded not guilty and is awaiting trial.
—David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
More:Pope Francis, in Easter address, calls for immediate ceasefire in Gaza
Netanyahu was fitted with a pacemaker last July, while Israel was ensnared in its worst domestic crisis in decades, with widespread protests against his hard-right government's judicial overhaul plan.
—Maayan Lubell and Emily Rose, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2024
Critics counter that what China’s Communist Party views as national security offences are far broader and more sweeping, often ensnaring political criticism, dissent and even business activity that would not be criminalized elsewhere.
—Chris Lau, CNN, 19 Mar. 2024
Last year’s coup attempt by the Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin ensnared at least four generals, whom Putin has mostly sent into exile to take over Wagner’s business in Syria.
—Anna Nemtsova, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2024
Bloomberg, Fortune Asia, 17 Apr. 2024
The 702 program exists because the government relies on US businesses to implement its wiretaps and ensnares Americans’ communications in the process.
—Dell Cameron, WIRED, 16 Apr. 2024
Several of their attorneys said their clients became ensnared in a culture of corruption that was encouraged by leaders in the sheriff's office.
—CBS News, 10 Apr. 2024
The indictments are the first of their kind in Switzerland, where some financial institutions were ensnared in the far-reaching scandal.
—Jamey Keaten, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2024
The bust ensnared professional athletes, including former Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig, who has pleaded not guilty and is awaiting trial.
—David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
More:Pope Francis, in Easter address, calls for immediate ceasefire in Gaza
Netanyahu was fitted with a pacemaker last July, while Israel was ensnared in its worst domestic crisis in decades, with widespread protests against his hard-right government's judicial overhaul plan.
—Maayan Lubell and Emily Rose, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2024
Critics counter that what China’s Communist Party views as national security offences are far broader and more sweeping, often ensnaring political criticism, dissent and even business activity that would not be criminalized elsewhere.
—Chris Lau, CNN, 19 Mar. 2024
Last year’s coup attempt by the Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin ensnared at least four generals, whom Putin has mostly sent into exile to take over Wagner’s business in Syria.
—Anna Nemtsova, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2024
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“Ensnare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ensnare. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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in-ˈsna(ə)r 
-ˈsne(ə)r
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