temptation

Example Sentences

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The signal-blocking pouch removes the "temptation" for students, he says, allowing them to be "absolutely focused on learning", as well as "face-to-face contact and social interaction".

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

Trustees often oversee a lot of money, and temptation is sometimes hard to resist.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 11, 2026

The temptation has existed for at least a century.

From Slate • Mar. 10, 2026

But as they face financial liabilities and a wave of boomer retirements, it’s a temptation to resist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

I resisted the temptation to put the blue-and-white band back on my arm.

From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli