Example Sentences

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These conditions were ripe for a “salesgirl” strike, and other stores were luring workers away with higher wages.

From Washington Post • Dec. 12, 2019

And you remember these ninja loans—they were luring people into homes, giving them cash on signing.

From The New Yorker • Sep. 28, 2019

In neighboring Liberia and Guinea, rich iron-ore deposits were luring billions of dollars in foreign investment and fueling growth.

From BusinessWeek • Aug. 21, 2014

And by the time my two-year stint was up, two other sides to Paris were luring me: the east and the west.

From New York Times • Mar. 25, 2011

It felt as though the maze were luring him into a false sense of security.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling