lure

Example Sentences

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That perfection of air and climate that lured filmmakers here in the first place was being lost in a brown miasma.

From Los Angeles Times

Information Minister Zhemu Soda said the Zimbabweans had been lured by shadowy agencies promising lucrative jobs abroad using "social media platforms as their primary hunting ground".

From BBC

Sam said: "I've seen people on this platform be lured into engaging in ways that they shouldn't with complete strangers."

From BBC

There are no worms in it, though viral video plays a part, and fame — the pursuit of which is a subject — is a lure.

From Los Angeles Times

The zoo said recent sightings have been centred around the same area, with thermal drones, camera traps and traps baited with melon being used to lure her out.

From BBC