siren call
noun
: something that is very appealing and makes a person want to go somewhere or do something but that may have bad results
—often + of
They could not resist the siren call of fame and money.
Examples of siren call in a Sentence
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Today, certain Trump Administration officials are taken by the siren call of a cheap dollar.
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Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Sometimes the siren call of poetic irony is just too hard to ignore.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2025
For amateur eaters like Porter County burger champ Mike Gromer and myself, perhaps the true test is ignoring the siren call of mass meat consumption in the first place.
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 2 Aug. 2025
Only taking an elixir each night can ward off the dreams — if dreamers can resist the siren call of the Dream Realm.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 28 July 2025
Renaissance Macro points to the S & P 500 making a new 65-day high last week, a quantitative siren call for trend-following black-box funds to get more involved.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 9 June 2025
In many ways the company was deliberately restraining its future self, trying to ensure that as the siren call of enormous profits grew louder and louder, OpenAI was tied to the mast of its original mission.
—Kelsey Piper, Vox, 25 Apr. 2025
The sun is blazing and that familiar siren call of cool, refreshing water is growing louder.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 6 June 2024
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Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Sometimes the siren call of poetic irony is just too hard to ignore.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2025
For amateur eaters like Porter County burger champ Mike Gromer and myself, perhaps the true test is ignoring the siren call of mass meat consumption in the first place.
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 2 Aug. 2025
Only taking an elixir each night can ward off the dreams — if dreamers can resist the siren call of the Dream Realm.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 28 July 2025
Renaissance Macro points to the S & P 500 making a new 65-day high last week, a quantitative siren call for trend-following black-box funds to get more involved.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 9 June 2025
In many ways the company was deliberately restraining its future self, trying to ensure that as the siren call of enormous profits grew louder and louder, OpenAI was tied to the mast of its original mission.
—Kelsey Piper, Vox, 25 Apr. 2025
The sun is blazing and that familiar siren call of cool, refreshing water is growing louder.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 6 June 2024
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“Siren call.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/siren%20call. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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