How to Use tempt in a Sentence

tempt

verb

• Don’t tempt me with a good time.
  — Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 29 Sep. 2025
• So not just any project could tempt her away from her home life.
  — Linda Marx, PEOPLE.com, 6 July 2022
• You might be tempted to toss the lot.
  — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
• Faulk would also tempt here in that role.
  — Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
• So don't be tempted to rush the process.
  — Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Apr. 2026
• You’re tempted to call it a draw.
  — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
• Don’t tempt me to multi-screen!
  — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
• You may be tempted to leap ahead — stay strong!
  — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026
• You’d have been tempted to say it was meant to be.
  — Phil Hay, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
• Don't feed the stereotypes, don't tempt the gods.
  — Arkansas Online, 14 Mar. 2026
• If not, maybe you’re tempted to bring those boards to the dump.
  — Vince Beiser, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
• The bottom line is – do not go out of your way to tempt fate.
  — Mark Kortepeter, Forbes, 19 May 2021
• You may be tempted to fall back and go to sleep right then and there.
  — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 7 Mar. 2025
• Maybe Presti could be tempted; maybe not.
  — Kevin Sherrington feb. 18, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026
• Are there owls or hawks in the area that would be tempted by a small dog?
  — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
• Here’s a robe so stylish you might be tempted to wear it out of the house.
  — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 10 Mar. 2025
• While you may be tempted to look at the eclipse with your bare eyes, don’t.
  — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 6 Apr. 2024
• But the little dog isn’t tempted to even sniff it.
  — Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
• Hope’s going to lock them away so no one’s tempted.
  — Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
• Making a sudden change in your habits may tempt you at this time.
  — Chicago Tribune, 25 Oct. 2022
• Could you be tempted back into that world?
  — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 15 Jan. 2026
• You might be tempted to blow money.
  — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
• The big band sound will tempt you off of your portable lawn chair.
  — Joan Rusek, cleveland, 2 Aug. 2021
• Just don’t be tempted to add extra saltines.
  — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 2 Apr. 2026
• Don’t be surprised if you’re tempted to rewear it!
  — Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 25 June 2026
• You’ll be tempted to do this today.
  — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2025
• There’s no need to spend a cent, although you might be tempted.
  — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2024
• Don’t be tempted by seedlings in the nursery.
  — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
• Were you tempted to include them?
  — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2025
• To help keep ants out, maintain a clean kitchen that isn't tempting to the ants.
  — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 9 June 2026