Fail
Fail verb - To stop functioning.
Traps
Both words in one sentence
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Only in horror movies is it relatively common for characters to get caught in these traps and fail to make it out in time.
Source: The Walls Are Closing In -
Similarly to Knights of the Old Republic, Neverwinter Nights makes traps go off in your face if you fail badly enough at disarming them.
Source: Critical Failure - When his death traps like giant spiders coming out of small holes, or throwing his victim into a taffy machine fail to kill Courage he decides to simply strangle him.
Source: Primal Fear
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