blandishments
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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The Calligraphy’s blandishments include a built-in, dual-camera Dash Cam; a head-up display; proximity key with remote-start function; and heated steering wheel.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026
Or will he succumb to the blandishments of the worst elements of his party?
From Washington Post • Mar. 25, 2022
That doesn’t suggest that Texas is better at offering companies blandishments, but that Texans are bigger dupes.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2021
The French president, unlike his American counterparts then and later, distrusted the generals and would not listen to their blandishments, despite being France’s premier military hero.
From New York Times • Aug. 21, 2021
For months, he would resist Berkeley’s blandishments to leave Yale, despite the obvious benefits associated with writing his own ticket.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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