Examples of tourist trap in a Sentence
The street market is a tourist trap that mostly sells cheap souvenirs.
That hotel is just a tourist trap.
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As anyone who has been to the Walk of Fame can tell you, the reality is different from the one in our collective imagination — a relic of a tourist trap on the edge of civilization.
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E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 18 Feb. 2025
The city’s airport is only 15 miles from the Superdome and the stadium is a walkable distance from the tourist traps of the French Quarter and Bourbon Street.
—Adam Crafton, The Athletic, 6 Feb. 2025
There are no chain restaurants, high-rise condos, or tourist traps to contend with on Captiva.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 18 Jan. 2025
Shilin is the largest, but it’s become an overcrowded tourist trap over the years.
—Amber Gibson, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
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E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 18 Feb. 2025
The city’s airport is only 15 miles from the Superdome and the stadium is a walkable distance from the tourist traps of the French Quarter and Bourbon Street.
—Adam Crafton, The Athletic, 6 Feb. 2025
There are no chain restaurants, high-rise condos, or tourist traps to contend with on Captiva.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 18 Jan. 2025
Shilin is the largest, but it’s become an overcrowded tourist trap over the years.
—Amber Gibson, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tourist trap
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“Tourist trap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tourist%20trap. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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