Example Sentences

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For a long time, it has been tempting to picture the mind as software running on neural hardware, with the brain "computing" in roughly the way a conventional computer does.

From Science Daily • Dec. 24, 2025

All of which has been tempting me into the archive.

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2023

The sovereign fund has been tempting some potential employees with a 30% hike over existing salaries, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

From Seattle Times • May 7, 2023

It has been tempting for some to ascribe Facebook’s motives here to economic self-interest.

From The Guardian • Oct. 11, 2019

For a year he has been tempting and urging!

From A Captive of the Roman Eagles by Dahn, Felix