tempt
verb (used with object)
to entice or allure to do something often regarded as unwise, wrong, or immoral.
have been tempting
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present perfect progressiveof tempt.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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It might have been tempting to think the Wazzu men going 22-15 overall and 11-9 two seasons ago was a one-off.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 7, 2024
But heading to Philadelphia down two games in this series would have been tempting fate.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 19, 2022
There was interest from Aston Villa, which must have been tempting for a Midlands native.
From BBC ● Dec. 30, 2021
It was just one moment in a three-set match, and if you had not been watching Djokovic for 15 years, it would have been tempting to attribute the moment to luck.
From New York Times ● Jul. 9, 2021
Much has necessarily been curtailed over which it would have been tempting to linger, much inevitably omitted which the historian could not have passed over, nor the compiler of a guide-book failed to mention.
From The Story of Florence by Edmund G. Gardner
