Example Sentences
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Theatrical releases compete fiercely for the attention, time and money of consumers who are being lured by streamers, YouTube, videogames and everything else on a screen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Jasmine Karipayeva, 27 from Kazakhstan, decided to have blepharoplasty -- surgery to remove skin from the eyelids -- after "coming across a video on TikTok", lured by low prices and pictures of professional-looking surgery.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
Then Orchid moved to town, lured by a sprawling ranch for her four horses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
Charles and Caroline mourn their part in that displacement; they set out for Kansas with the best of intentions, lured by false advertisements of “free” land that never was.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026
“The full moon killing the sun...I’m just saying here we are, being lured out to some creepy place, basically chasing the moon, right? Or its reflection anyway.”
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
