alluring
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- alluringly adverb
- alluringness noun
- unalluring adjective
- unalluringly adverb
Etymology
Origin of alluring
Example Sentences
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The promise of a more climate-friendly alternative to fossil fuels was alluring to Exxon—assuming the company could increase algae’s energy content enough to make it commercially viable.
Indeed, the idea of a nice, short rest was alluring.
From Literature
“It’s very alluring. I wonder if we couldn’t come up with one or two of our own designs and get production started on them? Or take them on order.”
From Literature
He was planning to go home when he was approached by a Russian man with an alluring offer: work as a restaurant cook for the equivalent of $5,200 a month—a staggering enticement.
This is when “Heel” is at its most alluringly queasy, a dark commentary on all families as institutions inherently built on confinement and emotional blackmail.
From Los Angeles Times
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