enticement

Example Sentences

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He was planning to go home when he was approached by a Russian man with an alluring offer: work as a restaurant cook for the equivalent of $5,200 a month—a staggering enticement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

Saudi Arabia would have been fertile ground for Salah financially, but it could not offer the enticement of the biggest honours in the game, something he can still pursue at Liverpool.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2025

The amateur sleuthery means that the enticement still works even if there was nothing there to find.

From Slate • Jul. 22, 2024

The Ravens signed him before this season as an enticement to quarterback Lamar Jackson, who was negotiating a new contract.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2023

A wile is a trick or an enticement.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner