tantalize

Example Sentences

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To tantalize and tease prospective viewers, the marketing team behind “Babygirl” has leaned all the way in, emphasizing the movie’s Christmas Day release in promotional materials that demand audiences “get everything you want” this holiday.

From Salon • Dec. 30, 2024

Italy has one of the world’s oldest populations, including multiple pockets of centenarians who tantalize researchers searching for the fountain of youth.

From New York Times • Mar. 25, 2024

No matter the answer, Gef has continued to vex and tantalize for decades.

From National Geographic • Sep. 19, 2023

It’s a statement, all right — not a confirmation or a denial, but a seizing of the moment to tantalize the world with possibility: So what if they were?

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 23, 2023

The dense brown forest on either side never seemed to vary, and ahead there was only a new bend in the river to tantalize her.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare