Example Sentences

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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 would have been tempting to assume that the return of spectators would put road teams at more of a disadvantage this year, particularly after a season without fans.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 7, 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

It would have been tempting on the part of a foreign caricaturist, because it had a curious application under the circumstances.

From The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 1 by Furniss, Harry