How to Use alluring in a Sentence

alluring

adjective
  • For what is more alluring than a panacea, a universal cure?
    David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Nov. 2021
  • Accounting isn’t the most alluring part of running a business.
    Mike Kappel, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2021
  • Still, the chance to hop on the crypto express simply by grabbing a combo meal could be highly alluring for some.
    Chris Morris, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2021
  • In much the same way that a grisly murder can crater the property value of a house, stray feathers spoil an alluring cavity’s appeal.
    Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 16 Nov. 2021
  • Standard self-help drums precisely that perspective ever deeper into us with an alluring lie.
    Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Martin jumped so seamlessly and deftly between bizarre, high-concept joke structures and then playing an alluring melody that turned into a joke.
    Frank Digiacomo, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2024
  • While the storyline alone is enticing — given it’s about the early Duttons, and all—the actors portraying it are even more alluring.
    Rebecca Norris, Country Living, 13 Nov. 2021
  • Classic virgin wool, cashmere and silk rib knit inserts on the collar, cuffs and bottom band complete the item, which stands out for its enveloping and alluring sensations of comfort.
    Joseph Deacetis, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2021
  • The Body Oil has the same alluring concoction of jasmine, saffron, cedarwood, and ambergris notes so your loved ones can slather said notes all over their bodies—oo la la.
    Angela Trakoshis, Allure, 27 Sep. 2024
  • Sharing is expected and encouraged at Amar’s since there are so many alluring selections, said our Israeli server.
    Linda Chase, sun-sentinel.com, 10 Nov. 2021
  • Adding to its alluring appeal is a motion sensor that detects movement and any objects within 35 cm above the sensor to open the lid immediately.
    Cristian Esteban, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2024
  • But the vignettes are brief, and each episode establishes the context of the play in so much alluring archival footage and enriching visual detail that something is gained in the unwieldiness.
    Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2021
  • The network potential of the business is particularly alluring.
    David Prosser, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2021
  • But one of the most alluring things about her is her sense of humor.
    Derek Blasberg, WSJ, 19 Nov. 2022
  • Adding to the alluring look is the slight cowl neckline and sleek spaghetti straps.
    Gabrielle Porcaro, Travel + Leisure, 11 Sep. 2023
  • That body is as alluring as any found on an Italian car of the era.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 9 May 2022
  • The men make the brand look fun, exciting and alluring.
    Morgan Korn, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2023
  • One of the most alluring traits of any Ferrari is that since the beginning they’ve been built to go fast.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2024
  • Staffers milled about with small plates and alluring cocktails, which Rees says, are meant to be the focus here.
    Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2024
  • That is what makes shipwrecks so alluring, said Gates: They’re frozen in time.
    Lauren McCarthy, BostonGlobe.com, 15 July 2023
  • But Friday’s heat in the D.C. came close to average, and in such a month as this one, that seemed alluring.
    Martin Weil, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
  • The band takes it from an alluring tune to an annoying fist-pumper.
    Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 14 Dec. 2021
  • This time around, Stone added an alluring pause that oozed with new tension.
    Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2023
  • All of it served in an alluring den with rows of potted plants lining either side of the back bar.
    Brad Japhe, Forbes, 13 Apr. 2022
  • Still, the buttery fabric was so alluring that even our bustier testers kept pulling this bra out of the pile.
    Ariella Gintzler, Outside Online, 27 May 2022
  • For now, you’re left to dream (or shudder?) over the atypical and alluring items bound to attract crowds at the 2023 State Fair of Texas.
    Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 9 Aug. 2023
  • The idea of seeing the Northern Lights dance across the night sky is most certainly alluring.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 16 Feb. 2022
  • Some movies are meant to be messy, and some messes are strangely alluring.
    Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2023
  • What makes lilacs’ smell so alluring is a combination of about 200 volatile compounds in the oils that form on the petals.
    Lily Stewart, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 May 2024
  • But even with their romance, Allyson never becomes as alluring to Corey as the Shape is to him.
    J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 19 Oct. 2022

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