forbidden fruit
Example Sentences
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The biblical passage recounts how the serpent, typically interpreted as the devil in Christian theology, tempted Eve to sin by eating the forbidden fruit.
From Salon • May 17, 2026
His WASPy Hubbell represents forbidden fruit to Streisand’s 1930s college activist; the movie gets its shout-out on “Sex and the City.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2025
This may be due to a "forbidden fruit" effect, which could make potentially aversive material more tempting to viewers.
From Science Daily • Oct. 12, 2023
For Jennifer Lim, that shift drink was forbidden fruit.
From Seattle Times • May 12, 2022
She still did lip service to the old ways, while herself nibbling away at forbidden fruit.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
