tempt
verb (used with object)
to entice or allure to do something often regarded as unwise, wrong, or immoral.
had tempted
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past perfectof tempt.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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They already had tempted fate by allowing Prescott to play on the franchise tag last season, an arrangement teams rarely reach with a star-level quarterback.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 9, 2021
Giuliani had tempted him to enter into a business contract with Rudy’s private investigations’ company in New York.
From Salon ● Dec. 6, 2019
But U.S. bond allocations rose to 38.2 percent from 36.9 percent, with Bopp noting that the higher real yields on offer in U.S. fixed income had tempted investors.
From Reuters ● Jul. 29, 2016
Leading 3-1, he hit three consecutive cross-court running forehands that left the Russian rooted to the spot – and wondering, surely, why he had tempted him with those strokes in the first place.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 26, 2012
Not until Sue had tempted him with an apple.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
