Example Sentences

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The March sales increase happened even without the benefit of the generous federal tax break that had lured EV buyers in the past.

From MarketWatch • May 2, 2026

When asked this summer why he stopped socializing with Epstein, Trump said it was because Epstein had lured away some of his staff.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 31, 2025

A couple of years before I had discovered Hawkins’ website, where he posts photos, videos and very precise predictions of the phenomenon that had lured us to this place, at exactly this time: moonbows.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2024

In court in 2019, Ms. Mack admitted that she had lured women into a clandestine subgroup within Nxivm by saying they would be part of a female mentorship program.

From New York Times • Jul. 5, 2023

They’d also turned on the television, which had lured Gen’s attention away.

From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly