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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While there are tourist traps here, some gems do exist in this part of town, too.
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Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2025
Some get lost in that tourist trap town and never return to trail.
—Grayson Haver Currin, Outside Online, 20 June 2025
Urban green spaces, interactive art parks, summer festivals, local food markets—many cities publish event calendars with zero-cost options that aren’t tourist traps.
—Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
The colors, textures and lighting are ripe for Instagramming, leading some critics to dismiss the installations as art candy or a tourist trap.
—The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 June 2025
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Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2025
Some get lost in that tourist trap town and never return to trail.
—Grayson Haver Currin, Outside Online, 20 June 2025
Urban green spaces, interactive art parks, summer festivals, local food markets—many cities publish event calendars with zero-cost options that aren’t tourist traps.
—Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
The colors, textures and lighting are ripe for Instagramming, leading some critics to dismiss the installations as art candy or a tourist trap.
—The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 June 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 7 Aug. 2025.
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