How to Use be/fall prey to in a Sentence
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Younger people, spending a lot of time online, are actually more likely to fall prey to a scammer than baby boomers are.
— Whizy Kim, Vox, 4 Sep. 2024 -
But the United States must not fall prey to this temptation.
— Nicholas Eberstadt, Foreign Affairs, 8 May 2024 -
But the apes might still fall prey to human society's old flaws.
— EW.com, 2 Nov. 2023 -
Christos Kalogirou did not want to fall prey to that statistic.
— Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 20 June 2023 -
But few things are more boring than lists which fall prey to this timing gimmick.
— Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 14 Dec. 2022 -
Because of the nature of the scam, teens who fall prey to it often go through this terrifying ordeal alone.
— Chris Moody, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2023 -
But the families are also worried about the children’s health and afraid that some could fall prey to trafficking.
— David L. Stern, Washington Post, 3 Sep. 2023 -
Employees who are aware and engaged will be less likely to fall prey to attacks and more likely to take the right steps if a breach does occur.
— Dror Liwer, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023 -
Other times, farmers set out poisons to keep animals away and elephants fall prey to their trap.
— Sofia Quaglia, Discover Magazine, 30 Oct. 2023 -
If this trend continues, the U.S. risks allowing its neighbors to fall prey to our peer competitors.
— Aron Solomon, Newsweek, 9 July 2024 -
Hope is an essential ingredient, but don’t fall prey to it.
— Jonathan Martin, Rolling Stone, 24 Feb. 2023 -
The geneticists also want to engineer a mammoth with no tusks, so the animals don’t fall prey to poachers.
— Katie Hunt, CNN, 9 Mar. 2024 -
Cruise vacations can easily fall prey to flight disruptions or storms that can snarl plans.
— Mark Ellwood, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Nov. 2022 -
What is guaranteed is that Mississippi won’t be the last state where people fall prey to the fast-emerging threat of C. auris and other fungal pathogens.
— Henry Skinner, STAT, 9 Feb. 2023 -
Potassium helps promote vigorous growth and hardiness, so a deficit may result in wimpy fruit or spindly plants that fall prey to pests and diseases.
— Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 10 May 2023 -
If a rug is left in water too long or neglected in general, even the best indoor/outdoor rugs can fall prey to dirt and moisture and develop mildew.
— Belle Duchene, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 May 2023 -
But even when parents are vigilant, that’s still no guarantee their children won’t fall prey to social media’s traps.
— Eli Joseph, Fortune, 4 June 2024 -
Journalists fall prey to this phenomenon as much as anyone else.
— Sam Jacobs, TIME, 2 May 2024 -
Regrettably, those who fall prey to these Facebook scams frequently feel neglected by Meta.
— Kurt Knutsson, Fox News, 22 Oct. 2023 -
The governor warned Democrats not to fall prey to cynicism or negativity.
— Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 9 July 2024 -
Every few months a couple of adjacent small mom-and-pop stores or fame houses fall prey to the bulldozer and a little more of the funkiness that makes Old East Dallas special gives way to big and boxy dullness.
— Dallas News, 8 Nov. 2022 -
To avoid being part of these growing statistics, keep your guard up, because even the most financially savvy can fall prey to tactics employed by these criminals.
— Jill Schlesinger, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2024 -
Taxation, that's sometimes fair and often on the rich but compulsory, can be prey to rival taxmen and lead to beatings and imprisonment for non-payment.
— Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 14 Apr. 2021 -
However, many struggling entrepreneurs often fall prey to common mindset mistakes that can hinder their progress.
— Dr. Rick Ruperto, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023 -
Thousands of Americans fall prey to Mexican cartel timeshare scams.
— Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2024 -
Newcomers to Austin fall prey to this nostalgia almost instantly—and, with a longtime resident like me, the symptoms can become comically acute.
— Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2023 -
Van Noten didn’t fall prey to fashion’s insatiable appetites that have designers creating dozens of collections a year and mounting extravaganzas around the world.
— Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2024 -
Not only did ChatGPT fail to include a warning about this drastic vulnerability, its example code could also lead a programmer to fall prey to it.
— Jaideep Vaidya, IEEE Spectrum, 11 June 2023 -
All too often, people fall prey to a cognitive phenomenon that behavioral economist Richard Thaler has spoken eloquently about, Duke said.
— Jena McGregor, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2023 -
In contrast, those who prioritize immediate gratification have been found to fall prey to tendencies that can ruin lives.
— Amir Husain, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2022
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