Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for alluring. Search instead for alurings.
Definitions

alluring

[uh-loor-ing] / əˈlʊər ɪŋ /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

While the stage pictures can be alluring, the effect is one of mood rather than storytelling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

The book’s playful interrogation of traditional gender expectations is sharpened with the introduction of 1855 Caleb, a fantasy and a nightmare, a stern, quiet man who Natalie finds both terrifying and alluring.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Nobel Prize-winning Austrian writer Elfriede Jelinek helped Ottinger, 83, write the script, which is set in some of Vienna's most alluring locations.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

Add it all together and gold looks ever-more alluring.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

Add Chicago and the great fair, and the combination became too alluring to turn down, no matter what Anna suspected about his and Minnie’s relationship.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




Vocabulary lists containing alluring