Examples of temptation in a Sentence

Money is always a temptation. The dessert menu has a lot of delicious temptations. the temptations of the city

Recent Examples on the Web Still, Agee was candid in describing her new life as one that comes with ongoing temptation. — al, 8 May 2022 The best news of the past two months is that Berlin is so far resisting this temptation. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 8 May 2022 Eating breakfast can also fend off the temptation to eat sugary and fatty snacks. — Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 7 May 2022 An escalation in the temptation to use nuclear weapons to solve problems. — CBS News, 30 Mar. 2022 But getting rid of the algorithmic feed would ratchet that temptation down a few notches. — Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, 26 Apr. 2022 Emmanuel Macron won a second term as president of France, triumphing on Sunday over Marine Le Pen, his far-right challenger, after a campaign where his promise of stability prevailed over the temptation of an extremist lurch. — New York Times, 24 Apr. 2022 Following your own financial limitations and resisting the temptation to make poor decisions dictated by emotions. — John Hall, Forbes, 24 Apr. 2022 China’s top leaders, apparently aware that a loss of morale in Shanghai could undermine its insistence on a zero-covid policy, often speak of the need for residents and officials to steel themselves against the temptation to give in. — Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2022 See More

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History and Etymology for temptation

Middle English temptacioun "testing, enticement to sin," borrowed from Anglo-French tentacion, borrowed from Late Latin temptātiōn-, temptātiō "enticement to sin," going back to Latin, "attempt, attack," from temptāre "to feel, test, attempt, make an assault on, attack" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of verbal action — more at tempt

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