tempt

When the tempting aroma reached the open windows of the nursery, it brought Master Gogolev to a near breakdown.

Now, some of you may be tempted to feel sorry for Penelope, for what could be sadder than to have a birthday that no one knows about?

Cassiopeia swept up crumbs and leftover crusts of bread from the breakfast tray and tied them snugly in a linen square; with these she would tempt the birds close enough to be recognized.

As the laughter and applause died down, Penelope thought of how the pigeons of London had tempted the children to pounce.

He was tempted to eat some when he got home, but he didn’t want to break his number-one rule: do not eat the Y2K supply.