entice
verb (used with object)
were enticing
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past progressiveof entice.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Despite its limitations, the possibilities were enticing to Mr. Wonder, and he enlisted Mr. Margouleff and his partner as producers and collaborators in the next phrase of his recording career.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Marcelle Soares-Santos, an astrophysicist at the University of Michigan who was not involved in the work, acknowledged that while this was early evidence, the results were enticing.
From New York Times ● Jun. 28, 2023
Both found answers that were enticing, attractive — and distorted versions of reality.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 4, 2021
Such were enticing phrases used, last week, by the Tweaker Manufacturing Co. of Chicago to advertise a new product selling for $3.50.
From Time Magazine Archive
Overbeck had grown into a "fanatic Catholic"; he was ever casting out nets to catch converts; his tactics were enticing; his own example proved persuasive.
From Overbeck by J. Beavington Atkinson
