tantalizingly
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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Their house was tantalizingly close, but for the moment it might as well have been on the moon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026
They have come so tantalizingly close to so many golds that they now hold a decisive lead in another category: silver medals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 14, 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
And with 11 laps to go, it was tantalizingly close for Verstappen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 7, 2025
They gazed at each other; Harry felt that the answer was dangling invisibly in the air above them, tantalizingly close.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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