How to Use temptation in a Sentence

temptation

noun

• The dessert menu has a lot of delicious temptations.
• Money is always a temptation.
• Sometimes the temptation of the snack aisle is just too much.
  — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2023
• There’s a temptation to think about life only through the lens of the present and future.
  — Faith Bottum, WSJ, 27 Oct. 2022
• Would the temptation to come back to the center ring of the circus be too much for the showman to turn down?
  — Brian Bennett, Time, 14 Oct. 2022
• But then the movie throws a wrench into the affair by way of temptation.
  — K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2023
• The temptation to loll like a lotus-eater on the sands is profound.
  — Tony Perrottet, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Mar. 2024
• As the moon clashes with Jupiter, beware of the temptation to follow the herd.
  — USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2024
• The Lord’s Prayer asks God not to lead us into temptation.
  — Time, 29 Dec. 2022
• Then, resist the temptation to reach for the first drink that someone gives you.
  — Jason Thomas Gordon, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2023
• There’s a temptation again to use the strongest one, but that might not be suited to your skin.
  — Tish Weinstock, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2023
• Even at the Olympics the temptation of long-distance runners to catch a lift once proved too much.
  — Victor Mather, New York Times, 16 Nov. 2023
• Well, the temptation is not women walking the streets with less clothes.
  — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2023
• But avoid the temptation to foist too much off into the future.
  — Tracy Brower, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2022
• The temptation is to mow really low to take out more of the dandelions, but this slows the growth of any grass.
  — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 16 June 2023
• There have been no days off for the senior linebacker and the temptation is always luring in the back of his mind.
  — Evan Dudley, al, 18 Nov. 2022
• Crossroads is a portrait of a young star suspicious of the temptations of wealth and fame.
  — Al Shipley, SPIN, 14 Feb. 2024
• The temptation is to think of it as, oh, just another Tuesday.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 4 Aug. 2023
• Israel must seek justice and avoid the temptations of vengeance.
  — Jo-Ann Mort, The New Republic, 18 Oct. 2023
• No matter how smoothly things are going, don't give in to the temptation to skip steps and rush the end result.
  — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2023
• Keep the movement slow and controlled, avoiding the temptation to use momentum to stand up from the knees.
  — Women's Health, 3 Feb. 2023
• The latter temptation would be the route that gives the Colts leverage, as trading would mean sliding down just one spot.
  — Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Apr. 2023
• The holiday season brings a lot of joy, stress and for some, an unhealthy temptation to drink – a lot.
  — Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 23 Nov. 2022
• Taking time alone can remove your temptation to spill the beans.
  — Chicago Tribune, 14 Nov. 2022
• Yet the temptation to move on to the next challenge after the formal adoption of the AI Act must be resisted.
  — Sage Lazzaro, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2024
• Anyone who’s ever had a throbbing, swollen skin mound knows, the temptation to mess with it is strong.
  — Sarah Klein, SELF, 15 Feb. 2024
• Just avoid the temptation to boss other people around, as that could turn them off of your good advice.
  — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 23 Jan. 2024
• The season emulates the 40 days Jesus spent fasting and avoiding the temptations of evil in the desert, as mentioned in the Bible.
  — Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 21 Feb. 2024
• As another year comes to an end and the world seems to hit the proverbial pause button, the temptation to look ahead is too great to ignore.
  — Ed Silverman, STAT, 27 Dec. 2023
• What about the temptations posed for those who would not otherwise watch child pornography in the first place?
  — Danielle Bernstein, WIRED, 22 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 5 May 2024