seductive

Example Sentences

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It said they had resisted "psychological warfare, extensive propaganda and seductive offers".

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

He refuses to characterize Laxman as a seductive antihero, perhaps on the moral grounds of not wanting to make such a man seem attractive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

“Modern hyper-convenience is a kind of deal with the devil. It is seductive because it appeals to our instincts, but it surreptitiously depletes us,” Curmi states.

From Salon • Mar. 3, 2026

In Guillermo Cienfuegos’ enlivening, if at times unsteady, production at A Noise Within, the role is played by Ann Noble, who forgoes the outdated hunchback but adopts a seething, slithering, perversely seductive aura of menace.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

I went to church there, and grew up in the richness of Harlem’s colors and smells and the seductive rhythms of its energy.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers