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How to use lure in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun, verb

Lure means something that tempts or attracts, especially one with a promise of reward or pleasure. Example: “I lured the cat into her carrier by throwing a couple of treats in there.”

Examples of lure by meaning

nounAn artificial bait attached to a fishing line to attract fish.

  • the inch-at-a-time flutter of a surface lureJuly 1976, Frank Sargent, “High-Speed Bass”, in Field & Stream, page 111

verbTo attract by temptation, appeal, or guile.

  • Research Professor is what you then want to become, so you can finally stop worrying about students and do the research that lured you into academia in the first place!2014, Michel Clasquin-Johnson, What is the difference between a research professor and a professor?

More sentences with lure

  • I lured the cat into her carrier by throwing a couple of treats in there.From the entry treat
  • Hansel and Gretel were lured by the witch’s insidious gingerbread house.From the entry insidious
  • The angler lured a smaller fish into reach with the appendage on its head.From the entry angler
  • The sirens were seductresses who lured many sailors to their doom.From the entry seductress
  • The irregular back-and-forth flutter of this fishing lure imitates the movement of an injured or sick fish.From the entry flutter
  • The fish mouthed the lure, but didn't bite.From the entry mouth
  • The plastic fishing lure was remarkably wormlike.From the entry wormlike
  • He counseled his daughter to resist the lure of hatred and bitterness.2019, Colson Whitehead, The Nickel Boys, Fleet, page 10. From the entry counsel
  • This York county town is a playground designed to lure Northeast lobster lovers.2017 April 2, Tara Donaldson, “5 quiet U.S. coastal towns that offer a seaside escape”, in CNN, archived from the original on 09 Feb 2026. From the entry York County
  • Dramatic price reductions lure out millions of shoppers who even queue for hours before the shops open.2016 December 22, Chloe Kerr, “More turkey! Where does Boxing Day get its name, what are its origins and how is it celebrated?”, in The…. From the entry boxing day
  • Bernard Tynan had used witchwork to lure a young schoolgirl into his house, where he’d murdered her.2012, Laura Powell, chapter 2, in Burn Mark, New York, N.Y.: Bloomsbury Books for Young Readers, →ISBN, page 6. From the entry witchwork
  • It was a massive struggle to resist the lure of a cheeky beer, but I held firm.2010, Richard Herring, How Not to Grow Up: A Coming of Age Memoir. Sort of., Random House, →ISBN, page 285. From the entry cheeky
  • He lured them to one of his comrade's tents with pharmaceuticals, and then he had his way.2009, J. J. Colagrande, Headz, page 141. From the entry lot lizard
  • He organized the first ski patrol at Beech Mountain when Tom Brigham lured him from Hound Ears.2009, Beech Mountain Historical Society, Beech Mountain, →ISBN, page 50. From the entry ski patrol
  • Hyundai hopes Genesis will lure the well-heeled with curb appeal even if it lacks snob appeal.2008 January 7, Chris Woodyard, “Hyundai offers up luxury car”, in USA Today, retrieved 31 Jul 2011. From the entry curb appeal
  • Its manifold attractions lure over six million visitors to the Lion City every year.2008, Helen Oon, Singapore, New Holland, →ISBN, page 5. From the entry Lion City
  • The delicious old world aromas emanating from Sak’s lure in one’s appetite for a hearty Ukrainian meal.2008, “Sak’s Ukrainian Village Restaurant & Lounge”, in Nicholas Jackson, editor, Chicago Unzipped, 3rd edition, →ISBN, page 175, column 1. From the entry syrnyk
  • All to be head gamed with official lures, which look on, through their guarded masks.2007, Richard Morris, A Denial of Aesthetic Principle, →ISBN, page 29. From the entry head game
  • After all, the lure of endless, sensual evil is as nothing compared to a good, spoonable Vacherin.2007 March 26, Caitlin Moran, The Times. From the entry vacherin
  • Longhai, in Zhangzhou municipality, is offering a profit tax rebate as an incentive to lure foreign investment.1996 September 11, “Longhai tax breaks to attract foreigners”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28…. From the entry Longhai
  • To lure customers, they give you a free plastic bum bag with every Whopper Meal.1995, Vitali Vitaliev, Little is the Light: Nostalgic Travels in the Mini-States of Europe, page 226. From the entry bum bag
  • The lure of fast money over $6 as a burger-flipper is sometimes hard to resist.1989, Al Quint, “Mordred”, in Suburban Voice, number 28, Lynn, Mass., column 2. From the entry burger-flipper
  • A dumbledore, lured from the plantation, lies on its back, leaping and churning upon Seth’s bright pages.1987, Seán Virgo, Selakhi, Exile Editions, Ltd., page 20. From the entry dumbledore
  • Capitalism has no lure for them, as socialism does for their West Central European counterparts.1973, Robert G. Collins, Kenneth McRobbie, The Eastern European Imagination in Literature, page 103. From the entry Besserwisser
  • They were lured inside the "playhouse" with their favorite animated cartoons.1971, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Hearings, page 840. From the entry unoperating
  • To be lured into his shop for a convivial spot was disastrous.1963, Ronald Hugh Morrieson, The Scarecrow, Text Classics, published 2012, page 41. From the entry spot
  • With specious baits they dangle the lure of cheapness as the sole attraction.1922, The Nation and Athenæum, volume 32, page 359. From the entry ungay
  • To lure investors and talent, taxes on firms in strategic sectors and on high earners will be capped at 15%.2026 February 1, “China has launched a huge free-trade experiment. Will reforms on a big southern island kick-start changes elsewhere?”…. From the entry FTP
  • Meet Ghana's Yahoo boys, online fraudsters who swindle Americans out of millions of dollars by luring them into romance scams.2024 September 25, CBS Evening News, spoken by Debora Patta, New York, via CBS. From the entry hustle kingdom
  • There was also the possibility that he might try to lure her into a killbox of his own devising.2023 October 10, HarryBlank, “The Cruelest Fight”, in SCP Foundation, archived from the original on 31 Aug 2024. From the entry kill box
  • By beginning deeper, this allows the opposition to start and build much higher, naturally luring them away from their own goal.2021, Sam Hudson, Football in a Pandemic. From the entry regain
  • This is his destiny: he is a radio-tagged lure leading hunters to the last live raccoon dogs in the country.2016, Aisling Irwin, Furry aliens on Europe’s hit list: New Scientist, number 3063, page 8. From the entry raccoon dog
  • Smith had merely dug a shaft, salted the mine with a good grade ore, in order to lure Jeremiah into purchasing.2014, Harriet Hudson, The Wooing of Katie May, Hachette UK, →ISBN. From the entry salt the mine
  • Perhaps touting the noneroding coastline would be a better lure.2007 June 15, Monica Corcoran, “Oxnard, the Un-Malibu”, in New York Times. From the entry noneroding
  • There is much stronger evidence that the title is a ruse, luring the viewer in by half measures.2006, Gary Kibbins, Andrew J. Paterson, Grammar & Not-grammar: Selected Scripts and Essays. From the entry half-measure
  • Unease with swings that are NQR far outweighs some good scoring due to the nature of ball striking and its lure.2002 July 31, rec.sport.golf (Usenet). From the entry NQR
  • But the same forces which forged the new west and lured millions of people to the sunbelt, also boosted Las Vegas.1995, Eugene P. Moehring, Resort City in the Sunbelt: Las Vegas, 1930–1970, University of Nevada Press, →ISBN, page 13. From the entry sunbelt
  • Lynch has always preferred the long game and he is banking on luring Democrats home to the Mayor's side in November.1993 July 19, Todd S. Purdum, “As Campaign Warms, Dinkins Manager Is Cool, Calm and Directed”, in New York Times, retrieved 11 Jul 2014. From the entry long game

Meaning of lure

  1. noun Something that tempts or attracts, especially one with a promise of reward or pleasure.
  2. noun An artificial bait attached to a fishing line to attract fish.
  3. noun A bunch of feathers attached to a line, used in falconry to recall the hawk.

Full definition of lure

Questions about lure in a sentence

How do you use lure in a sentence?
Lure is used as a noun and verb. For example: “I lured the cat into her carrier by throwing a couple of treats in there.”
What is a short sentence with lure?
“The plastic fishing lure was remarkably wormlike.”
What does lure mean?
Lure means something that tempts or attracts, especially one with a promise of reward or pleasure.

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