allure
verb (used with object)
to attract or tempt by something flattering or desirable.
have been alluring
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present perfect progressiveof allure.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The prospect, to most men, would not have been alluring, but to Helmar it was one of unmixed pleasure.
From Under the Rebel's Reign by Charles Neufeld
To a man of another stripe, the proposal might have been alluring.
From The Ear in the Wall by Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve
To one of Edison's enthusiastic self-confidence the long vista of difficulties ahead—we say it in all sincerity—must have been alluring.
From Edison, His Life and Inventions by Frank Lewis Dyer
