as in siren
a woman whom men find irresistibly attractive
an actress who was often cast as cynical, sexy femmes fatales
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Recent Examples of femme fatale
Making quite the dynamic entrance as sultry femme fatale Beth is Pamela Anderson.
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Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 13 Nov. 2025
The glaringly obvious evildoer and patently secretive femme fatale are guilty the whole time.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025
With her new album, SCALD, the musician and NYMPHOWARS host is the femme fatale of our nightmares and dreams.
—Charlie Markbreiter, Them., 21 Oct. 2025
There is a femme fatale feel with lingerie details.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
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Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 13 Nov. 2025
The glaringly obvious evildoer and patently secretive femme fatale are guilty the whole time.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025
With her new album, SCALD, the musician and NYMPHOWARS host is the femme fatale of our nightmares and dreams.
—Charlie Markbreiter, Them., 21 Oct. 2025
There is a femme fatale feel with lingerie details.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for femme fatale
Recent Examples of Synonyms for femme fatale
siren
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Also, when a chase is terminated officers are to deactivate their lights and sirens and resume a safe speed and comply with traffic laws, according to the policy.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
28 Jan. 2026
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However, when rocket sirens sounded, Gvili, who was 24 at the time, grabbed his uniform and went to fight.—
Rachel Wolf , Yonat Friling,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Femme fatale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/femme%20fatale. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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