blandishment

Example Sentences

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While a small number of Muslim Americans have succumbed to the blandishments of radical Muslim ideologies, those have been vigorously rejected by all but a few.

From Salon

Mencken pointed out, what ails most reporters is that they are people "without sufficient force of character to resist the blandishments" that surround them from the moment they set foot in Washington.

From Salon

That doesn’t suggest that Texas is better at offering companies blandishments, but that Texans are bigger dupes.

From Los Angeles Times

The French president, unlike his American counterparts then and later, distrusted the generals and would not listen to their blandishments, despite being France’s premier military hero.

From New York Times

Government authorities have tried myriad incentives to move the country’s rate of full adult vaccination higher than the current 62%, including positive reinforcement via monetary prizes and other blandishments.

From Los Angeles Times