tempting

Example Sentences

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It isn’t—and it’s tempting to add: Praise be!

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

"Our tactics continue to focus on deploying thermal drones, along with camera traps and humane traps aimed at tempting Samba out of hiding with favourite foods including melon."

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Venezuela presents tempting investment opportunities for Western oil and natural gas companies, because its oil reserves are among the most plentiful in the world.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

I tell this story as a word of caution, because it can be very tempting to treat spring cleaning as an opportunity to reorganize your kitchen entirely.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

I knew from experience not to pin much excitement on Twig’s big ideas—but it was so tempting.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller