Thesaurus results for FEMME FATALE

femme fatale

noun

ˌfem-fə-ˈtal

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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 Cardellini is equally plausible as a femme fatale and a woman who likely has an active Nextdoor profile. —

Alison Herman, Variety, 1 Mar. 2026 The femme fatale glamour that swept the New York presentations took a red-eye to Italy and got walking. —

Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 1 Mar. 2026 The obstinate femme fatale has been criticized by some viewers for abandoning her family. —

Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 25 Feb. 2026 Sandoval is both behind and in front of the camera in Moonglow, playing a scheming if ultimately tenderhearted femme fatale with the classic film noir name of Dahlia. —

Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 4 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for femme fatale

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siren

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The House galleries erupted in screams, chants, sirens, and outrage as the vote was taken.

— Terry Collins, USA Today, 8 May 2026
Almost no one was outside, and there was no noise aside from the sound of approaching police sirens.

— Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 5 May 2026