tantalize
Example Sentences
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For years, Hollywood executives have treated China as a tantalizing but unreliable prize: a massive audience that could supercharge a blockbuster’s global haul, yet one governed by opaque rules, shifting tastes and sudden political constraints.
From MarketWatch
The fan passion isn’t confined to visual offerings, but also tantalizing debates.
From Los Angeles Times
This time, he tantalizes us with the milieu of nightclub self-expression and a group of regular amateurs Alex gets comfortable hanging with.
From Los Angeles Times
But the tantalizing peculiarities of the characters have been whittled down.
From Los Angeles Times
This suggests the tantalizing prospect that one day he might be able to fulfil political ambitions in Ukraine rather than Russia.
From MarketWatch
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