Example Sentences

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He’s a people pleaser with attachment issues, the kind of character who is alluring enough to make those two opposite traits feel uniquely linked.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2025

The charm of an old Volkswagen van is alluring, while modern camper vans boast comfort and style.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 17, 2023

For Dylan Whitaker, the “Potter” universe is alluring because it “makes you question what’s real and your way of thinking.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2023

Interfering with the molecular pathways that underlie pain is alluring because it could help protect people from suffering.

From Washington Post • Oct. 4, 2021

Such a course is, ordinarily, as fatal as it is alluring.

From The Young Man and the World by Beveridge, Albert Jeremiah