tantalizingly
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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He netted no goals, but twice came tantalizingly close — hitting the post and leaving a left-footed shot from above the penalty just a few inches left of the frame.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 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
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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