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Sentence count:125+4Posted:2016-12-13Updated:2020-07-24
Synonym: appealattractenticeinterestinvitelureseducetantalizetitillateSimilar words: attemptcaveat emptorexemptpreempttempleexempt fromtemporaltemporaryMeaning: [tempt]  v. 1. dispose or incline or entice to 2. provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion 3. give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting 4. induce into action by using one's charm 5. try to seduce 6. try presumptuously. 
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61. His luck was in, at least for the moment, but he had already decided not to tempt fate again.
62. The club is giving away free T-shirts in order to tempt people to join.
63. Do you hate to tempt fate?
64. I don't want to tempt fate.
65. Can I tempt you to another cup of tea?
66. It would tempt Israel's neighbors to escalate their demands.
67. Can't I tempt you to have another helping?
68. Can I tempt you with a little puff pastry? Sentencedict.com
69. Nothing can tempt me to do such a thing.
70. The fineness of the skies tempt her to walk on the beach.
71. Experience the Latino tempo! Tambuco Percussion Ensemble plays to tempt you out of your seats!
72. their enthusiasm and ambition tempt bosses to pile on the work until the employees cry uncle, which they never do.
73. Neil: They tempt fate by getting visitors to do things which, if they are superstitious, will bring them bad luck.
74. It was Brian Kidd who put in the overtime to tempt Paul Scholes to Manchester United.
75. Nothing could tempt him to such a course of action.
76. At the same time the State Department bureaucracy tended to tempt fate.
77. He can dictate the tempo of a game. He's a clever player, a good passer. I don't want to tempt fate but he's very similar to Xabi.
78. For those who like to tempt fate, Stonefish are sometimes kept as aquarium pets and served as sushi.
79. Worlds open out to him ; verses and inscriptions carry away his imagination ; vistas tempt his curiosity.
80. Yet many executives also don't want to tempt fate by embarking on big deals if they have even a hint of trouble in their own companies.
81. In cool weather, serpents do not tempt; they grow diffident, recede and hibernate.
82. Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency .
83. These nuts, a banned substance at Bluebell Lakes, are used to tempt fish to the surface, but they can prove toxic to a carp if they have been kept in moist conditions and not cooked.
84. But -during this seven-day stretch no meaty item will tempt more would-be veggies back to the dark side than the bacon sarnie.
85. When first seen, they were not much more than static lights that glowed brightly to tempt visitors and patrons.
86. It's how junior employees advance more rapidly than their peers; their enthusiasm and ambition tempt bosses to pile on the work until the employees cry uncle, which they never do.
87. We tend to think of this behaviour as irrational, despite feeling the pull of superstition ourselves (see: why rational people hate to tempt fate).
88. Rationally we know it is no more likely to rain if we don't take our umbrella, but our mind can't help reminding us how bad we'll feel if we tempt fate.
89. Moses answered them: Why chide you with me ? Wherefore do you tempt the Lord?
90. Don't tempt to soft-soap me; i am not changing my mind.
More similar words: attemptcaveat emptorexemptpreempttempleexempt fromtemporaltemporarytemperaturecontemplatecontretempstempestuouscontemporarypromptsymptombumptioussumptuousassumptionstemitemconsumptionpresumptuoussystemempireemployemperorempowerempathyemphasisepisteme
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