tantalizing
Example Sentences
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For the remaining field, Sinner’s sudden exit created a tantalizing chance.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026
“There are tantalizing signs that businesses are starting to pull the trigger on new hires,” said Scott Anderson, chief U.S. economist at BMO Capital Markets.
From MarketWatch • May 2, 2026
There will be many more jaw-dropping moments in the tantalizing weeks ahead, many games that will take big turns.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
Inherently compelling but also a shade predictable, the genre promises a tantalizing glimpse at a terrifyingly macho world — one that most of us are fortunate not to know firsthand.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026
In some cases, we know only the tantalizing titles of the works that were destroyed.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
Vocabulary lists containing tantalizing
The Giver
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"The Landlady" by Roald Dahl
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The Things They Carried
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