alluring
adjective
al·lur·ing
ə-ˈlu̇r-iŋ 
: having a strongly attractive or enticing quality
an alluring smile/aroma
an alluring prospect
Her appeal for him was that of the frail and alluring woman.—
Edna Ferber
Edna Ferber
alluringly
adverb
smiled alluringly
an alluringly colorful display
Examples of alluring in a Sentence
the alluring beauty of the swans on the lake held us spellbound
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Come visit, and you’ll be met with the alluring smell of warm caramel, the hum of a century-old taffy machine, and display cases brimming with every sweet imaginable.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 26 Nov. 2025
Dark and alluring, this winter is all about embracing deep shades, and Perry loves a dark vampy shade for winter.
—Audrey Noble, Vogue, 26 Nov. 2025
Any robot in your home would have an array of cameras, microphones, and sensors, becoming an alluring target for hackers, while the robots themselves would need to be accessed remotely for troubleshooting, potentially giving attackers physical access to your house.
—James Vincent, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
The sets were worth the wait, moody and alluring and brimming with scandalous modern art and sour colors chosen to make the English Heritage building regulators faint.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 21 Nov. 2025
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Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 26 Nov. 2025
Dark and alluring, this winter is all about embracing deep shades, and Perry loves a dark vampy shade for winter.
—Audrey Noble, Vogue, 26 Nov. 2025
Any robot in your home would have an array of cameras, microphones, and sensors, becoming an alluring target for hackers, while the robots themselves would need to be accessed remotely for troubleshooting, potentially giving attackers physical access to your house.
—James Vincent, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
The sets were worth the wait, moody and alluring and brimming with scandalous modern art and sour colors chosen to make the English Heritage building regulators faint.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 21 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for alluring
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“Alluring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alluring. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.
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