The art of the Spider in weaving and spreading her nets, to ensnare and entangle her prey?
What surprising skill and sagacity does the Spider discover in weaving and spreading her nets to ensnare and entangle her prey!
To fall against a lamp-post, you will have deception to overcome, or enemies will ensnare you.
If you are much affrighted, and throw a bewildering light from your window, enemies will ensnare you with professions of friendship and interest in your achievements.
For a woman to dream of a beautiful fat, white kitten, omens artful deception will be practised upon her, which will almost ensnare her to destruction, but her good sense and judgment will prevail in warding off unfortunate complications.
For a woman to drink aciduous liquors, denotes that she may ensnare herself with compromising situations; even health may be involved.
To ensnare them, signifies that you will be fortunate in expectations.
To see your bones protruding from the flesh, denotes that treachery is working to ensnare you.
For aught I know, this fellow may have confused the description of the pack, on purpose to ensnare the game, while I have all along believed he was destroying them as well as myself.
He had employed the leisure season of winter in cultivating an intimacy with the Beaumonts, and not being one of those who can look at beauty with disinterested admiration, he employed every art toensnare Constantia.
I took her by the hand, Do not think, my dear, I mean to ensnare you; far be such perfidy from my heart!
Afterwards the enchanted palace created by Naina to ensnare Ratmir suddenly vanishes and we see the open plain once more.
He seemed to think that it would ensnare Mily Alexe'ich as the limed twig ensnares the bullfinch.
Also I believe she will surelyensnare for me at least one of the Americans.
If the Countess, as unscrupulous as Gortchky himself, could ensnareeither of these young officers with her fascinations, he was likely to be that much the weaker, and a readier prey for the trap that Emil Gortchky was arranging.
You baby, would you ensnare a lion with a flimsy rat-trap?
Stimulated by these thoughts--and some others of a more indefinite kind--our adventurers came to the determination to ensnare the adjutants!
The old saw was illustrated in the case of the shikaree while endeavouring toensnare the storks; though it was not the snare, but the birds that now illustrated the adage.
It is true they occasionally hunt the elk and deer, and ensnare the water-fowl of their ponds and rivers, but these are casual luxuries.
We read: "We do not say this toensnare the consciences, or to deter men from the endeavor to obey and believe, or from making an effort.
In a most violent manner Melanchthon charged the delegation with treacherously conspiring with Flacius toensnare him.
A; c1] {1} catch or ensnare using a lasso or noose which tightens when pulled.
Intendant, who craftily meant his challenge to ensnare only Le Gardeur.
The other ladies all know that, and are anxious to get me out of your toils, so that you may be free to ensnare the philosopher!
When ev'ry guile and ev'ry art Stand forth in readiness, T' ensnarethe unsuspecting heart, And leave it to distress.
It is not difficult to see that the destruction which awaits Mr Harrel, is ready also to ensnare his brother-in-law: but let not that blindness to the future which we have so often lamented for him, hereafter be lamented for yourself.
I am happy," said Mrs Delvile, "to see so much spirit and discernment where arts of all sorts will be practised to ensnare and delude.
Then the water-demon's daughter, that strange and wayward woman of Brunbelois, attempted to ensnare him.
Baalzebub, as you may remember, has been discomfited in his endeavours to ensnare King Amaury and is withdrawing in disgust.
And wouldst thou seek again to trap me here With liquorish baits, fit to ensnare a brute?
Warned by the desperate adventure which had nearly cost him his life at Twig Folly, he feared lest the present occurrence might be another scheme of the Resurrection Man to ensnare him.
I say that you cannot even plead a profound and sincere attachment to that man as an excuse for the arts which you practised to ensnare and ruin him:—no, madam—it was his gold which you coveted!
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "ensnare" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
