tempted; tempting; tempts
1
: to entice to do wrong by promise of pleasure or gain
2
a
: to induce to do something
b
: to cause to be strongly inclined
was tempted to call it quits
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Examples of tempt in a Sentence
that chocolate dessert sure tempts me, but I should stick with my diet
refusing to lay in enough food for the long winter tempts the dangers of starvation
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Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 29 Jan. 2025
While the Patriots might be tempted to go wideout here, Carter is really tough to pass up.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 29 Jan. 2025
Their paying clients are sometimes tempted to use these new tools to replace them to save on costs.
—Zain Jaffer, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2025
The company also said that enhanced visual merchandising in stores and the reintroduction of mannequins on the shop floor; cross-category styling ,and styling innovations on the Burberry website also helped to tempt customers.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Tempt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tempt. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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tempt
verb1
: to persuade or try to persuade to do wrong by promise of pleasure or gain
2
: to risk the dangers of
tempt fate
3
a
: to get to do something
tempted her to taste the cake
b
: to cause to have a certain feeling
was tempted to quit
tempter
noun
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