tempts

present tense third-person singular of tempt

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of tempts Unwind Along the Coast Zanzibar, a Tanzanian archipelago off the coast of East Africa, tempts with spice tours, rooftop cocktails, and sunset dhow sails. Karin Jones, Travel + Leisure, 4 Sep. 2025 The device contains, among other things, doorways to other dimensions, including one that tempts Peacemaker with a seemingly storybook version of his broken family. Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 22 Aug. 2025 Perhaps the thought of no more disappointment tempts you. Shai Tubali, Big Think, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tempts
Verb
  • Everything about the scene seduces the viewer into what dining while traveling in the most luxurious fashion could be, and once was.
    Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • In his youth, the blue-eyed Stamp was widely considered one of the most handsome men onscreen, and Italian director Pier Paolo Pasolini used that to peculiar effect in Teorema (1968), casting the actor as a nameless and wordless visitor who seduces an entire household.
    Rhett Bartlett, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • As aid groups say famine has already taken hold, the assault risks the lives of remaining hostages—captured by Hamas in its October 2023 attack—while Netanyahu faces mounting political turmoil at home, even as Washington continues to hold Hamas responsible for prolonging the conflict.
    Amira El-Fekki‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
  • If the effort once again stalls, reform advocates say, Congress risks squandering what may be its best chance in a decade to act.
    Nik Popli, Time, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The structure is illustrated below, with one player positioned on the byline and another level with the penalty area to form a triangle that entices opponents out to defend.
    Mark Carey, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • By turning plastic into poetry, the project not only gives voice to community expression but also confronts the urgent issue of waste.
    Jonel Juste, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
  • As Mars confronts Jupiter, the world is your oyster!
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Designed in China and fueled by kits sold or rented to threat actors around the world, these attacks are disguised as unpaid toll, undelivered package or motoring offense lures.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
  • About an hour ferry ride from Milazzo, Vulcano lures visitors with its active volcano, Gran Cratere, and open-air mud baths just steps from the port, where bathers slather on the mineral-rich goodness before rinsing in the sea.
    Nicky Swallow, Travel + Leisure, 19 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Fueled by rage and an insatiable desire for freedom, Isaac persuades Charles to keep the plantation.
    Ed Meza, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Authenticity, not polish, is increasingly what persuades.
    Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The feel of the game betrays the development team’s excellent Super Mario Odyssey pedigree.
    Mitch Wallace, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The brief spasm, though, betrays an unease in the incredibly slim majority Johnson controls and the volatility in his base.
    Philip Elliott, Time, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Tempts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tempts. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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