How to Use tempt in a Sentence

tempt

verb
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  • No more late-night pings or dings that tempt you to check your phone.
    — Fox News, 29 Oct. 2023
  • If you’re tempted to copy Colman’s style, the key is to keep it sleek and close to the head.
    — Georgia Day, Vogue, 30 Nov. 2023
  • In the face of this steep decline, the state tried a new tack to tempt those still on the fence: the prospect of cold, hard cash.
    — Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2021
  • So not just any project could tempt her away from her home life.
    — Linda Marx, PEOPLE.com, 6 July 2022
  • While you may be tempted to look at the eclipse with your bare eyes, don’t.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 6 Apr. 2024
  • The true customer of Big Slushie isn’t you, the slurper, but the C-stores who would tempt you to slurp.
    — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 30 Apr. 2022
  • There are signs Trump has still been tempted to lash out.
    — Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 9 May 2024
  • The big band sound will tempt you off of your portable lawn chair.
    — Joan Rusek, cleveland, 2 Aug. 2021
  • There’s no need to spend a cent, although you might be tempted.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2024
  • Making a sudden change in your habits may tempt you at this time.
    — Chicago Tribune, 25 Oct. 2022
  • This incident is not the first time a tourist in Italy was tempted to leave their mark.
    — Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 3 June 2024
  • In the book, there’s that great scene where Billy is sitting at the bar and he is very tempted to drink and doesn’t.
    — Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2023
  • And he and the others are tempted to flee to any country in the European Union.
    — Amy Nicholson, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Depressing Saturn dominates late on the 27th, but the full Moon of the 31st tempts you out to play.
    — Katharine Merlin, Town & Country, 16 Aug. 2023
  • The Colts were not ready to say that one of the quarterbacks in the 2023 draft is the kind of no-doubt prospect who could tempt Ballard to make the big move up the board.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 27 Mar. 2023
  • While the rest of the specs are average or below, the $229 price might be enough to tempt bookworms who like to read on their phones.
    — Julian Chokkattu Simon Hill, WIRED, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Though the inn supplies ear plugs, I was never tempted to reach for them.
    — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Don’t be tempted to dump it straight into a pot on the stove (or worse, microwave it for eons).
    — Susan Choung, Good Housekeeping, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Was he tempted to throw some bombs on his way off the Tribal Council set?
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 24 Oct. 2024
  • The mothers held up their sons — who were well-wrapped up against the chilly wind — in order to tempt Prince William over a picture with the tots.
    — Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Note: Do not be tempted to use brown sugar; the cookies won’t hold their shape.
    — Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 15 Aug. 2024
  • At the mega sale event known as Amazon Prime Day, you may be tempted to go straight for the big-ticket items.
    — Peoplemag, 12 July 2023
  • You may be tempted to use the ‘white fonting’ hack to bypass AI and other tech filters.
    — Danielle Abril, Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2024
  • Since that turned out 100% accurate, why not tempt fate again?
    — Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2021
  • And with more than 15 colors to choose from, don’t be surprised if you’re tempted to add more than one to your cart.
    — Rebecca Martinson, Rolling Stone, 10 Nov. 2023
  • But if you’re tempted to feel sorry for him, Fabian would urge you to save your pity.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2024
  • The question is, wiill a college or maybe an NFL team come calling and tempt him?
    — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 17 Jan. 2023
  • On has been on the rise as a running shoe, but, no need to tempt dad with actual running.
    — Cassell Ferere, Forbes, 8 June 2022
  • That’s a problem because the most hard-core racers are tempted to speed up and take their chances.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2023
  • Embracing change will tempt you, but get the lowdown on returns first.
    — Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 31 Oct. 2024

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