dangle

The monotony of reheating last night’s dinner collided with the allure of delivery apps, which dangled the promise of something new and indulgent.

So when you dangle out a random person and falsely accuse them of being a threat, it's a lot easier to whip people into a frenzy.

They were just a useful punching bag for fascist leaders, who needed a hate object to dangle in front of their deluded supporters.

The owner often dangles a never-fulfilled promise of helping his undocumented staffers get their papers as a way to keep them working.

We can already see the impact of the previous election cycles, where Republicans dangled trans people out as a hate object for their followers.