temptation

Example Sentences

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Standard money advice tells you to unsubscribe from paid services, but unsubscribing from the temptation to spend can save you significantly more in the long run.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

When deadlines and bills are circling you, the temptation to cut corners is extremely powerful.

From Slate • Mar. 28, 2026

Two months later, Altman appears to have succumbed to temptation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

But Arteta has resisted the temptation to rush him into the team, despite some fans' excitement.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

It was dreadfully improper, I know, but I couldn’t resist the temptation, and lifting one end of the curtain before the glass door, I peeped in.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott