tempting

Example Sentences

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Tempting as it is to say yes, I must disagree.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2025

Tempting as it is to treat Musk like a unique antagonist to the news media, he is just another uncreative tech titan in this arena.

From Slate • Nov. 26, 2024

Tempting as it is to view the two theories as equal rivals, battling for control of the narrative, some disagree.

From BBC • Nov. 22, 2023

Tempting as it might be for bettors to think it could happen again Saturday and take a chance on long shots, Moore believes those wagers will be more recreational wagers than primary.

From Washington Times • May 5, 2023

Tempting as such extracts are, we must avoid them, and hasten through a summary of subsequent events.

From Memoir of an Eventful Expedition in Central America Resulting in the Discovery of the Idolatrous City of Iximaya, in an Unexplored Region; and the Possession of two Remarkable Aztec Children, Descendants and Specimens of the Sacerdotal Caste, (now nearly extinct,) of the Ancient Aztec Founders of the Ruined Temples of that Country, Described by John L. Stevens, Esq., and Other Travellers. by Velasquez, Pedro