tempting

Example Sentences

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It’s tempting to portray competition in the quantum space as a mad dash, akin to the high-stakes sprints to commercialize cloud compute and artificial intelligence.

From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026

It seems Sally is uninterested in tempting the fates since for generations those who have fallen in love with members of the Owens family have been cursed to die.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2026

The senior Administration official says, “We’ve tried to make the carrots so big that we’re tempting them to hopefully think about it.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026

America’s current structural weakness against supply disruptions impairs its geopolitical position and gives U.S. adversaries a tempting target.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

Fresh and white and spit-shined, glossy and tempting.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz