entice
verb (used with object)
have enticed
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present perfectof entice.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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As hostility towards Central Asian migrants grows across Russia, the higher wages on offer in Europe have enticed many to look elsewhere.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2025
A hand injury hampered his senior season, but his tools — highlighted by his raw power and the talent to stay in center field — have enticed scouts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2023
Rising oil prices have enticed crews to return to the fields, where they use hydraulic fracturing — commonly known as fracking — to blast open shale rocks and force oil out of the ground.
From New York Times ● Sep. 20, 2021
Lally said the pandemic has made him less interested in luxuries that have enticed him in the past — a trip to Europe or a new car, for example.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 24, 2020
Had the opposing army been more intelligent, this crafty move would certainly have enticed them on into the plains, where they would have fallen an easy victim to the Imperial troops and all perished miserably.
From Kai Lung's Golden Hours by Ernest Bramah
