come-on

But the usual come-on of the cult is that its members are special.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026

"Many people, in good faith, misconstrue what I'm saying, and they think I'm trying to do a sort of come-on to the camera. And I really am not," she told food podcast Sporked.

From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2026

“An American in Paris”: “It’s jet-propelled New Year’s Eve and everyone in Paris will be there,” says Gene Kelly to Nina Foch — well, who could resist a come-on like that?

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 30, 2022

This advertising come-on makes you think you are getting a good deal, but you pay for the product and receive the rebate only after the purchase is complete.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 27, 2022

Nine out of ten come-on houses," said Baker, "and all exclusive.

From The Rules of the Game by Stewart Edward White

She is more concerned with getting her depressed brother to come on the impending trip to Germany.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

That would come on top of the roughly 2.5 to 3.0 gigawatts it expects to have running by the end of this year.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

She added: "I for one would not want to come on holiday to a little Scottish village and have to go past the monstrosity that is being built."

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

New York Times writer Eli Tan used it to call his dental insurer and wait on hold for a human representative to come on.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

But unlike every other kid, Elliot had never had anyone come on a family visitation day because his parents had both died shortly after he was born.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

The credit-repair network that functioned as a pyramid scheme by recruiting nearly half a million agents, mostly on social media, with come-ons like, “Who needs negative items removed from their credit report permanently???”

From New York Times ● Jun. 7, 2023

But the report found those promises are often used as “bait and switch” come-ons.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 8, 2022

The emergence of weird get-rich-quick come-ons such as cryptocurrencies and nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, distracts from the fact that “the federal government is the most important financial partner for most Americans,” Ghilarducci says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2022

To preempt such a calamitous outcome, unorthodox come-ons are being trotted out.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 9, 2021

The jingle of ricksha bells blended with car horns, the come-ons of street peddlers, a woman’s laughter, music from a nearby bar.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer