How to Use allure in a Sentence

allure

1 of 2 verb

• The offers are alluring to owners who often operate on the edge and are strapped for cash.
  — Gretchen Morgenson, NBC News, 3 Apr. 2020
• The smell is alive and dead, asphyxiating and alluring all at once.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 15 Dec. 2019
• While the itineraries are jaw dropping, the ship’s shaping up to be alluring too.
  — Paul Brady, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Aug. 2018
• The result is a heady and seductive fragrance with woody undertones, sure to allure and entice.
  — Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 May 2022
• Yet the same reasons why the program is alluring to players on the move would hamper other programs’ efforts to attract them.
  — Chris Johnson, SI.com, 22 May 2017
• While Bianca seeks to allure, Wednesday wants to repel.
  — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 Dec. 2022
• There’s just something less reflexively alluring about the dark screen.
  — David Pierce, WSJ, 20 Jan. 2019
• Building a horse racing empire in a market as large as China is alluring.
  — Melissa Hoppert and Alexandra Stevenson, New York Times, 4 May 2018
• The idea of a move will no doubt be alluring to Quina - though it could be argued that the chance to play in the English top flight is the biggest pulling force of them all.
  — SI.com, 18 Apr. 2018
• Indulge in all things prim, proper—and positively alluring all throughout the year.
  — Rachel Waldman, Vogue, 30 Jan. 2018
• Jacmel was an alluring a mix of history, culture, beaches and beauty.
  — Peter Kujawinski, New York Times, 4 Dec. 2017
• The prime minister’s offer of strong and stable leadership is alluring.
  — Isobel Thompson, The Hive, 24 Apr. 2017
• Many of those automakers will be able to take advantage of alluring tax incentives that are now being phased out for Tesla because of its head start in the field.
  — Michael Liedtke, USA TODAY, 26 Aug. 2019
• Their names — and a hundred more like them — project an image of Florida’s alluring assets.
  — Steven Ford, OrlandoSentinel.com, 13 Oct. 2017
• There’s something undeniably alluring about dark, full lashes that make your eyes pop.
  — Braelyn Wood, Health.com, 16 July 2019
• In a blazing hot market, companies would buy out bonuses to allure a person to join their organization.
  — Jack Kelly, Forbes, 3 Aug. 2022
• Diane Von Furstenberg reached out to touch one of them, allured by their shimmering wax and buff, and was reprimanded.
  — The Cut, 12 Sep. 2017
• The promise of the Fuze is alluring: a single payment card-sized device that electronically stores data for dozens of other cards.
  — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 10 Apr. 2018
• Indonesia’s Bali—an island in equal parts alluring and overrun—might prompt some travelers to want to get away from their getaway.
  — Travis Levius, Vogue, 26 Apr. 2019
• Its lamb, kofta and chicken — and the bread alongside — looked nice, the smoke from the grill box alluring, but save the fattier lamb hunks, all suffered from a bit too much exposure.
  — Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 15 Aug. 2019
• Allure first spotted the hair color, thought up by Bleach London hair stylist Sapphire Driver.
  — Rachel Nussbaum, Glamour, 31 May 2017
• That’s not to say that the latest cohort isn’t eye-catching or alluring, but to suggest that the risks taken by the creator of the earlier, smaller mural are astounding.
  — Roxana Popescu, sandiegouniontribune.com, 21 June 2017
• There is something alluring, almost mysterious, in the appearance of fall squashes.
  — Nik Sharma, SFChronicle.com, 22 Nov. 2019
• But one reason those movies are alluring to a wider audience than older women is that their protagonists have the best homes — including kitchens that people would murder for — and the plushest lives money can buy.
  — Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 21 Dec. 2018
• His handiwork was alluring in no small measure because of its passion and exhaustive precision in dissecting the frequent complexity of deceit.
  — The Hive, 20 Jan. 2017
• The autonomous lifestyle is alluring for its adventure and independence, but becoming a full-time freelancer is not without its challenges.
  — Micah Iverson, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2018
• Extra quotas of beef, dairy or pork are also alluring for America, which is negotiating with the EU too.
  — The Economist, 5 July 2019
• This pastoral region of Italy, beloved by tourists, is alluring because of its uniquely beautiful landscape, its fine food and wine, and its stubborn adherence to tradition.
  — Glenn Rifkin, BostonGlobe.com, 18 June 2019
• In that book, one alluring new character takes center stage: Agent Tamara Preston, who appears on almost every page.
  — Joanna Robinson, VanityFair.com, 7 June 2017
• Our nature, culture and communities can be alluring to those seeking a higher spiritual purpose, especially those outside the norm.
  — OregonLive.com, 19 Dec. 2017

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allure

2 of 2 noun

• The new look added to the allure of the hot springs near the property.
  — Scott Bay, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2021
• That’s part of the allure of these kinds of ghost guns, by the way.
  — New York Times, 8 Apr. 2021
• Try and seek out new things that have a sense of allure.
  — Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 10 Sep. 2021
• Part of the allure for me is the constant drive to be faster and better.
  — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 6 Nov. 2019
• Much of her allure lies in her mystique and the rich tone of her voice.
  — Shamika Sanders, Essence, 10 July 2020
• The allure of the shrimping and crabbing life was too strong.
  — Amy Qin Callaghan O’Hare, New York Times, 12 Nov. 2023
• Part of the allure of the band is the mystery surrounding them.
  — Lindsey Bahr, Star Tribune, 30 Jan. 2021
• But for the fruit’s admirers, the stench is part of the allure.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2019
• Part of the allure, Luria said, was the hope the book will make kids smile.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Dec. 2020
• The allure of the storied coastal road isn’t news to anyone.
  — Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2021
• Just the promise of hope and the allure of hype, which adorn every dream.
  — Jerry Davich, chicagotribune.com, 26 Jan. 2018
• The space had ample light but lacked a great view, so the beams gave it some allure.
  — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 14 July 2021
• Nature has all the allure and sexiness that the city used to have.
  — Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Aug. 2020
• But why, when part of the allure of church is being in the space and among the congregants?
  — NBC News, 23 Dec. 2020
• The iconic allure of the bridge was not lost on protesters.
  — Chase Difeliciantonio, SFChronicle.com, 6 June 2020
• Part of the allure of Western coyotes is the chance to take them at long range.
  — Toby Walrath, Outdoor Life, 25 Jan. 2021
• The strange allure of watching someone else stand in the blizzard.
  — New York Times, 2 Mar. 2022
• For fans, the allure of a sour comes in its uniquely tangy aroma and taste.
  — Ryan Prior, CNN, 18 Aug. 2020
• The allure of fame might be greater now that it can so easily be lost.
  — Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 31 May 2021
• Chayka said that the allure of Stepan was his all-around game.
  — Kevin Allen, USA TODAY, 24 June 2017
• Part of the allure of venturing into this world is the prospect of a big payday.
  — Michelle Toh and Serenitie Wang, CNN, 6 Sep. 2020
• Committing war crimes is half the allure to some games.
  — WIRED, 20 Sep. 2023
• Yet the allure of less-dense places seems likely to persist.
  — The Economist, 3 Apr. 2021
• That was the big allure for Lamb, who spent years in front of and behind the camera.
  — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 13 June 2021
• But the allure of this burger is in its bright, fresh green flavors.
  — Steffi Victorioso, Los Angeles Magazine, 23 Oct. 2017
• Other than a glamorous past, what was the allure of those bare bones?
  — Douglas Brenner, House Beautiful, 9 Dec. 2013
• The track world had gone strictly to meters — except for the mile, which had the allure.
  — Nick Canepa, sandiegouniontribune.com, 17 June 2018
• Hassan felt the allure of UConn was too hard to pass up.
  — Shreyas Laddha, Hartford Courant, 11 May 2022
• Even the bike-friendly streets and love of beer all give off the German allure.
  — Lauren Smith McDonough and Janaya Wecker, House Beautiful, 1 Sep. 2022
• There is an allure to the idea of having business investors.
  — Jennifer Palmer, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2021

Last Updated: 27 Mar 2024