tantalizingly
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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The Lakers have occasionally been tantalizingly close, but there’s a clear absence here of any cigar, and no chance of one walking through that door.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026
It would take until Nov. 14, 1972, for the Dow to hit its next notable milestone, Dow 1000, which finally happened after six years of coming tantalizingly close.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 7, 2026
The idea that, for women and girls in particular, one little makeover could change the course of an entire life was tantalizingly pervasive.
From Salon ● Jan. 17, 2026
Inside the jokiness of a kitschy mall, “Eternity” spring a tantalizingly emotional scenario: Should the unknown or the familiar prevail?
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2025
The monks may well have had syphilis, but how it got to them, and when, remain tantalizingly unresolved.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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