lured

Example Sentences

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Experts say that young men in particular are being lured into losing money by websites and apps that look and feel like traditional places to trade stocks and shares, rather than gamble.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Miami has long lured wealthy people from the U.S., especially the Northeast, and abroad.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

San Francisco is in the midst of a new tech boom fueled by artificial intelligence that has lured new residents to the city and boosted a downtown economy.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Urbina shared documents that detail how she was lured into the scam, and ProPublica corroborated her story with her husband and Catholic Charities.

From Salon • May 2, 2026

He felt stupid for having been lured inside, foolish for not trusting his first impulses, to get as far away from the sour-faced man as possible.

From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman