alluring
adjective
al·lur·ing
ə-ˈlu̇r-iŋ 
: having a strongly attractive or enticing quality
an alluring smile/aroma
an alluring prospect
Her appeal for him was that of the frail and alluring woman.—
Edna Ferber
Edna Ferber
alluringly
adverb
smiled alluringly
an alluringly colorful display
Examples of alluring in a Sentence
the alluring beauty of the swans on the lake held us spellbound
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Filling that hole would have been more alluring had dreamlike options like Connor McDavid and Jack Eichel decided to hit the market.
—Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
The strip of hair running from between his chest muscles down into his rough-leather pants was both sexy and repellant, alluring and indecent.
—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
Polarizing in subpar extractions, but extremely magnetic and alluring in stellar ones.
—Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2025
Perhaps the most alluring culinary flex this year is the rolling bar cart with bartender who can mix cocktails (and mocktails) without the need to wait in line.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
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Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
The strip of hair running from between his chest muscles down into his rough-leather pants was both sexy and repellant, alluring and indecent.
—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
Polarizing in subpar extractions, but extremely magnetic and alluring in stellar ones.
—Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2025
Perhaps the most alluring culinary flex this year is the rolling bar cart with bartender who can mix cocktails (and mocktails) without the need to wait in line.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for alluring
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“Alluring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alluring. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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