alluring
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- alluringly adverb
- alluringness noun
- unalluring adjective
- unalluringly adverb
Etymology
Origin of alluring
Example Sentences
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Venturing into this world as a teen had an alluring "cool" factor for Dr Aiqing Wang, now a senior lecturer in Chinese at the University of Liverpool.
From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026
Nobel Prize-winning Austrian writer Elfriede Jelinek helped Ottinger, 83, write the script, which is set in some of Vienna's most alluring locations.
From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026
And although the prospect of tapping into Venezuela’s vast riches might be alluring, people close to ConocoPhillips note it has an abundant backlog of safe, lucrative oil fields to drill—from West Texas to Alaska.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026
It’s something that’s always seemed very alluring to me, to be able to command an audience when it’s just you on the stage.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2025
He said it with his alluring new confidence.
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
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