luring

Example Sentences

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Small-business owners buzzed customers in through locked doors and, at closing time, rolled down metal security gates, luring graffiti vandals.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Oliver Wyman’s Kenneth Chow said cheaper overseas destinations and favorable travel policies have been successful in luring Chinese consumers abroad.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

Arena was also successful in luring former German World Cup player Timo Werner to San José, signing him to a multiyear contract worth a reported $5.4 million a season.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

The real prize, financially and morally, would be luring home some of the dozens of Indian family offices that have moved to Dubai in recent years.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

She was terribly ashamed of herself for luring this fragile little creature out of her book.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke