allure
verb (used with object)
to attract or tempt by something flattering or desirable.
had allured
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past perfectof allure.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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He had allured Hunt to Italy with flattering hopes; he had a perfect knowledge of his hampered circumstances, and he was thoroughly aware that, until their speculation became productive, he must support him.
From The Life of Lord Byron by John Galt
That evening, as the sun set, Reine Allix kept her word, and went to the young maiden who had allured the eyes and heart of Bernadou.
From Stories By English Authors: France (Selected by Scribners) by Robert Louis Stevenson
It was the Satyr who had allured her with his pipe, there, on that very spot.
From Psyche by Louis Couperus
That sun of the Day, worldly honour, with its idle and false rays had allured him.
From The Wagnerian Romances by Gertrude Hall Brownell
So they kept on, hoping every moment for a sight of the bald place that had allured them from the camp on the safe and desirable meadow.
From Girl Scouts in the Rockies by Lillian Elizabeth Roy
