seduction

Example Sentences

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Politics is about persuasion, seduction even, and prime ministers seem to have forgotten this is an almost constant process of wooing voters, MPs and civil servants to keep them driving your agenda forward.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

The danger of AI isn’t destruction but seduction.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

John Rogers was convicted of a lesser charge in a case that featured spycraft, online seduction and a blackmail scam.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

After this first charged encounter, the initial gesture between them is not seduction.

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2026

“And that, to me, is the terrible seduction of Dionysiac ritual. Hard for us to imagine. That fire of pure being.”

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt