Example Sentences

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Mr. Sprugeon had of course wished to have a candidate, and had allured him.

From The Prime Minister by Trollope, Anthony

Sir William wondered whether this might not have been the work of the strange sprite who had allured them to the very spot where James Starr and his companions lay.

From The Underground City, or, the Child of the Cavern by Verne, Jules

It was noon, on the day I chose to leave ——, turning my back on the mill that had allured me to its doors and labour.

From The Woman Who Toils Being the Experiences of Two Gentlewomen as Factory Girls by Vorst, Marie Van

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 Stevenson, Robert Louis

There seemed no valid reason why, if a vague invention had allured, a less vague scheme, managed in a more businesslike manner, should not.

From T. Tembarom by Burnett, Frances Hodgson