tantalizing
Example Sentences
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He was the whole package that makes him at once so tantalizing and frustrating—hitting jumpers, drawing fouls, protecting the rim and stifling Boston’s offense.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
“There are tantalizing signs that businesses are starting to pull the trigger on new hires,” said Scott Anderson, chief U.S. economist at BMO Capital Markets.
From MarketWatch • May 2, 2026
Geese have undeniably been at the forefront of conversations on tantalizing, new rock and the revival of the classic “band scene.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
So-called leveraged exchange-traded funds offer a tantalizing prospect—to double, or sometimes triple, stock market moves.
From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026
Then I turned to the second chapter, the one about Prince Humperdinck and the little kind of tantalizing description of the Zoo of Death.
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
Vocabulary lists containing tantalizing
The Giver
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The Things They Carried
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