How to use tempt in a sentence

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• We were tempted with the carrot but subtly threatened with the stick.From the entry stick
• She was tempted to treat the whole affair as a joke.From the entry treat
• She was tempted to call his bluff, hardly believing that he would carry out his threat.From the entry call someone's bluff
• I shouldn't tempt fate, but it looks like it's going to rain.From the entry tempt fate
• "I'm sure everything will work out fine" — "Don't tempt fate!"From the entry tempt fate
• Good political staff is hard to find, they may neither be ambitious and corrupted by power nor tempted by private sector careers.From the entry political
• Don't be tempted to overbow yourself — to use limbs that are too heavy for you.2023, Ben Hastings, The Intermediate Archer. From the entry overbow
• He was tempted to head into the woods but knew no spot was secluded enough.2021 July 21, John Van Rys, “Nether Lands”, in Moonshine Promises, Wipf and Stock Publishers, →ISBN, page 1 (of chapter). From the entry potty dance
• Due to these excellent career opportunities, MAANG companies tempt all career-seekers.2021 December 19, “How to get a tech job at MAANG (Meta, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, Google)”, in Techgig. From the entry MAANG
• I was tempted to walk up and down with a few phonefuls of JPEGs at the ready.2018 May 9, Kenny Schachter, “Kenny Schachter Gets Hot and Bothered at the Ironically Titled Frieze New York”, in Art Times. From the entry phoneful
• We try not to be tempted to turn back the clock,” he says.2018 February 5, Isabelle Fraser, “Great Estates: inside the 'un-stately home' packed with taxidermy and kept in a permanent state of…. From the entry dishevelledness
• If you are successful, the person you are targeting will be tempted to comment.2017 December 21, Valeriya Safronova, “Instagram Is Now a Dating Platform, Too. Here’s How It Works.”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry thirst trap
• To laugh off tempts to going overly 'blue' (any rejoiceless spirits), depressed, deflated, etc.2015, Father Yours, *John 6:66, Eternity with the TRINITY Vs Eternity with the Beast. From the entry rejoiceless
• I'd be tempted to refer them to the reply given in Arkell vs Pressdram.2015 February 3, skipweasel, “Unhelpful councilfolk”, in uk.rec.sheds (Usenet). From the entry refer someone to the reply given in Arkell v Pressdram
• Here are five facts to remember for those who are tempted to apply the five-second rule.2012, William A. Dando, Food and Famine in the 21st Century, page 201. From the entry five-second rule
• So she tempted him with her charms, and he gave in to her smooth talk.2011, Fitzhugh G. Houston, Men Let's Talk (The Victory Over Lust Survival Handbook), →ISBN, page 61. From the entry smooth talk
• Even a dog who is not eating due to stress can often be tempted with superscrumptious offerings.2010, Pat Miller, “Delicious Treats and Delightful Rewards”, in The Power of Positive Dog Training. From the entry superscrumptious
• The mediator may be tempted to: • Psychiatrize the parties, labelling them as mentally ill.2007, Charles Webel, Johan Galtung, Handbook of peace and conflict studies, page 61. From the entry psychiatrize
• As Scarlett is tempted to see it, sometimes nothing at all.2005, Julian Baggini, The Pig that Wants to be Eaten: And 99 other thought experiments, №91: “No one gets hurt”, page 271 (Granta; →ISBN…. From the entry tryst
• Makes me tempted to reopen your files and refiddle with the promotion material.2003, E. Philip Trapp, The Red-ribboned Letters, →ISBN, page 248. From the entry refiddle with
• The client may be tempted to squeeze spots that appear there.2003, Janet Simms, A Practical Guide to Beauty Therapy: Level 2, Nelson Thornes, page 149. From the entry danger triangle
• Denise said, “I’m just wondering if you’re ever tempted to be slightly less uncool.”2001, Jonathan Franzen, The Corrections. From the entry raingear
• Though he was tempted to salvage the half-empty pack, it was already much too begrimed.1989, A. B. Yehoshua, translated by Hillel Halkin, Five Seasons, Doubleday, Part 4, Chapter 25, p. 277. From the entry begrimed
• It fits into the Spectrum expansion slot in a way that tempts wobble.1984, Practical Computing, volume 7, page 93. From the entry expansion slot
• It persuades, coerces, tempts, compels, romances, and orders the customer to do your bidding.1984, Jay Conrad Levinson, Guerrilla Marketing: secrets for making big profits from your small business, Houghton Mifflin, →ISBN, page 35. From the entry guerrilla marketing
• What else but the quest for knowledge would tempt a sane person away from a comfortable home?1983, John Brunner, The Crucible of Time, New York, N.Y.: Del Rey Books, →ISBN, page 103. From the entry landsider
• But you might be tempted to speak when taunted by others.”1979, Anne McCaffrey, Dragondrums, New York, N.Y.: Atheneum, →ISBN, pages 19–20. From the entry babblemouth
• When you are tempted to speculate in cocoa, lie down until the feeling goes away.1972, George J. W. Goodman (Adam Smith), Supermoney, page 156. From the entry feeling
• I tell you I was strongly tempted to perform a little hatchetation on them.1936, Laurence Greene, America goes to press: the news of yesterday. From the entry hatchetation
• He could, moreover, no longer be tempted to the Grubber, for all chocolate and sweets were taboo.1925, The Oxford Outlook, numbers 34-43, page 158. From the entry grubber
• If the thing doesn't tempt you, say no more about it.1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards…. From the entry wire
• May I tempt you to a little more filleted lemon sole, miss Dubedat?1922, James Joyce, Ulysses. From the entry bedad
• You may be completely uninsured, and so be tempted to take your car into an affordable backyard knock-shop.2018 March 2, “How To Choose The Right Panel Beater”, in Women on Wheels. From the entry knock-shop
• If Collins smells a rat, you might gain nothing and tempt the gang to persecute you and your daughter.2015, Mary Brendan, chapter 2, in Tarnished, Tempted and Tamed (Mills & Boon Regency), Richmond, Surrey: Mills & Boon, →ISBN. From the entry smell a rat
• As a card-carrying AIC fan-boy, I am tempted to simply shower the band with endless praise for anything they do.2013 May 28, J. Andrew, “Album Review: ALICE IN CHAINS The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here”, in Metal Injection. From the entry card-carrying
• No trendlet “chevon” to tempt the foodistas.2013 September 17, Deidre Schipani, “Green Goat grazes on penchant for local, homestyle”, in The Post and Courier—Charleston Scene. From the entry foodista

Meaning of tempt

1. verb To provoke someone to do wrong, especially by promising a reward; to entice.
2. verb To attract; to allure.
3. verb To provoke something; to court.

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Questions about tempt in a sentence

How do you use tempt in a sentence?

Tempt is used as a verb. For example: “She tempted me to eat the apple.”

What is a short sentence with tempt?

“It would be tempting fate.”

What does tempt mean?

Tempt means to provoke someone to do wrong, especially by promising a reward; to entice.