Examples of temptress in a Sentence
Greta Garbo, one of the most famous temptresses ever to appear on screen, died in 1990.
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The ambitious temptress is remade and in the process defanged.
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Lyz Lenz, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2024
This squinty vantage on Southern California, as a temptress who dashes hopes, also was evident in his script for Tequila Sunrise (1988), which starred Mel Gibson as a retired drug dealer, Kurt Russell as a cop and Michelle Pfeiffer as the femme fatale.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
The plot is very old-school Conan Doyle, with scoundrels in sideburns and evil temptresses in gaudy frilly outfits.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 Feb. 2024
Benetti has unleashed another elegant temptress on the high seas.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 15 Mar. 2024
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Lyz Lenz, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2024
This squinty vantage on Southern California, as a temptress who dashes hopes, also was evident in his script for Tequila Sunrise (1988), which starred Mel Gibson as a retired drug dealer, Kurt Russell as a cop and Michelle Pfeiffer as the femme fatale.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
The plot is very old-school Conan Doyle, with scoundrels in sideburns and evil temptresses in gaudy frilly outfits.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 Feb. 2024
Benetti has unleashed another elegant temptress on the high seas.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 15 Mar. 2024
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“Temptress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/temptress. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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temptress
noun
tempt·ress
ˈtem(p)-trəs 
: a woman who tempts
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