Definition of sirennext
as in temptress
a woman whom men find irresistibly attractive a siren who could captivate any audience

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Recent Examples of siren The patrol vehicle’s emergency lights and sirens were activated, and the officers tried to pull over the Nissan near 44th Street and 14th Avenue. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2026 Her friend’s cries mixed with the sound of police car sirens before officers arrived and escorted students and staff out the building. — Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026 Moments later, another NYPD vehicle approached their moped from the opposite direction on Northern Boulevard, its lights and sirens off, and, cut across the double yellow line to swerve into their path. — John Annese, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026 Halo is a personal safety device that can not only share your location with a friend in real time, but also has a flashlight, sirens, and alert functions. — Time Staff, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for siren
Recent Examples of Synonyms for siren
Noun
  • Harris, 53, will play the devilish Applegate, while Hough, 38, will take on the role of his temptress Lola.
    — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Charlize Theron, who takes on the role of the temptress nymph Calypso, has leaned toward the seductive, wearing Tom Ford short-shorts on one carpet and a black Givenchy dress with a thigh-high slit on another.
    — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
Noun
  • Stoker’s Frankensteined creation was born from the history of the Anglo-literary vampire that begins with Polidori’s Ruthven, the first aristocratic, Byronesque and demonic seducer.
    — Robert Eggers, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The shoes featured a wider toe strap over the vamp with slimmer straps that crisscrossed over the top of the foot and connected at the center.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Recognized for its extended vamp (that is, the upper portion of the shoe), this style lives at the intersection of a ballerina, a loafer, and a mule.
    — Bianca Kratky, Glamour, 29 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Dumas’ sinister seductress Milady is now a British spy helping the Nazis.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The innocent girl turned jaded seductress, peeling off her sheer black lingerie to pose for the camera.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Gilpin makes the perfect femme fatale for the show’s loose riff on a noir.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
  • In Lowen’s overactive imagination, Hathaway plays a Hitchcockian femme fatale always wearing her signature color, red.
    — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

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“Siren.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/siren. Accessed 23 Oct. 2026.

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