femme fatale

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 From femme fatale to romantic leading lady, Margot Robbie finally got a chance to work with Colin Farrell. Glenn Garner, Deadline, 22 Aug. 2025 In Netflix’s newest drama sensation The Hunting Wives, Malin Åkerman plays her Texas housewife character as a femme fatale. Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2025 Making quite the dynamic entrance as sultry femme fatale Beth is Pamela Anderson. Jen Juneau, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025 Anderson plays Beth Davenport, a femme fatale in the style of Priscilla Presley's Jane Spencer from the original films. Allison Degrushe Published, EW.com, 2 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for femme fatale
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siren
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  • The former screen siren was fined nearly $25,000 in 2008 after being convicted of provoking discrimination and racial hatred for writing that Muslims are destroying her country.
    Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Twelve years on, watching the footage, the siren still rings.
    Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Femme fatale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/femme%20fatale. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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