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
The glaringly obvious evildoer and patently secretive femme fatale are guilty the whole time.
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Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025
Neither a film noir femme fatale nor a jealous housewife, Sarah Trafford (Ruth Wilson) has come to Oxford Investigations for help in solving a mystery that has little to do with her own life.
—Judy Berman, Time, 30 Oct. 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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Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025
Neither a film noir femme fatale nor a jealous housewife, Sarah Trafford (Ruth Wilson) has come to Oxford Investigations for help in solving a mystery that has little to do with her own life.
—Judy Berman, Time, 30 Oct. 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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Hamant attended a Huskies football game and sounded the siren at Husky Stadium two weeks before her death, per ESPN.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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Like, the whole cockpit was lit up — lights, sirens.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Femme fatale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/femme%20fatale. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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