tempt
Example Sentences
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I briefly consider breakfast-for-dinner — biscuits and eggs are always tempting — but land instead on a skillet chicken pot pie: chicken, frozen vegetables, cream, and biscuits as the topper.
From Salon
And tempting as it might be, don’t try to time the gold market based on geopolitical flareups.
From Barron's
But those tempted to adopt a permanent “buy the dip” mentality might want to think again.
From Barron's
The trouble is that it’s tempting for businesses to simply reallocate employees’ time.
Other critics have warned that widespread prediction-market contracts tied to war could create harmful incentives, especially if insiders charged with carrying out military actions are tempted to enrich themselves through side bets.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
