How to Use entice in a Sentence

entice

verb
  • The beauty of these berry pizzas alone should entice you to make them.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Aug. 2022
  • Being able to see the water inside the vessel and outside the fountain will sure entice cats.
    Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day, 8 Sep. 2022
  • Brands cross continents and oceans in order to entice and engage their audiences.
    Jeremy Lewis, Vogue, 13 Sep. 2022
  • Interim results have a natural pull effect and entice teams toward the end goal.
    Sri Manchala, Forbes, 26 Aug. 2022
  • Getting rewarded for spending can entice you to spend even more, which can lead to overspending, which may impact your savings or available cash, or even lead to debt.
    Melanie Lockert, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2022
  • Quiet time may entice you today, perhaps specifically involving curling up with a favorite book.
    Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2022
  • To gain access to the cheats, the videos entice the user to download a file bundle—usually hosted via the telegra.ph domain or on mediafire.com—which can be found in the video’s description.
    Michael Kan, PCMAG, 15 Sep. 2022
  • Airport officials tried for years to entice Alaska Airlines to Cleveland.
    Susan Glaser, cleveland, 30 Aug. 2022
  • Back then the Brazilian government was trying to entice families to leave overcrowded urban favelas and make their homes in the forest.
    Rebecca Shaw, TIME, 9 Oct. 2024
  • Hackett says will entice diners to experience the flavors of their childhood and/or the neighborhood, all while staying true to the venue’s classic dishes: steaks, chops and seafood.
    Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Sep. 2022
  • Raji told me that some scientists are tinkering with recipes of lactic acid, ammonia, and carbon dioxide to entice female skeeters into parfum de people snares.
    Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 18 Aug. 2022
  • Stressing the benefits of face-to-face mentoring and time with executives to discuss problem areas is a way to entice younger and more experienced staff alike to return to the office.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
  • In a time where money’s tight, Mayor Brian Snedecor praised the police and fire departments for working on other ways to entice new employees into the ranks.
    Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2022
  • In what is often seen as a sign of confidence and a way to entice investor loyalty, General Motors is reinstating its dividend.
    Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 19 Aug. 2022
  • If the history isn't enough to entice guests, the food should do the trick.
    Katie Lockhart, Travel + Leisure, 26 Nov. 2023
  • The high prices enticed wildcatters to search for the gas.
    Michael Braga, The Arizona Republic, 14 May 2024
  • And some projects could entice her to take a starring role.
    Wendy Naugle, Peoplemag, 29 Dec. 2022
  • If any of these recipes entice you, stock up on some canning jars and get to it.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Aug. 2023
  • The soap cuts the surface tension of the vinegar, so the flies that are enticed by the vinegar will sink and drown. 4.
    Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 12 Mar. 2023
  • Popping it off the bottom makes the blade flutter and can entice fish to eat.
    Max Inchausti, Field & Stream, 28 Feb. 2023
  • If that doesn’t work, there’s always a free vial of dirt from the 2022 season to entice them back for more.
    Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 30 Sep. 2022
  • The bride wore a leather glove with a piece of quail meat attached to entice Marty the falcon to swoop down and land on her arm.
    Sabienna Bowman, Peoplemag, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Work it with quick strips on the perimeter of bluegill beds to entice any bass hanging just out of eyeshot.
    Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 22 June 2023
  • If that isn't enticing enough, what about up to nine hours of daily child or adult care?
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2023
  • In the short term, the drama surrounding Ohtani will likely entice more people to tune in to games.
    Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 22 Mar. 2024
  • That hasn’t been enough to entice investors back into the market.
    Caitlin McCabe, WSJ, 17 Oct. 2022
  • And that, in turn, is likely to entice more investors and cause its discount to shrink further.
    Michael Foster, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2024
  • The giveaway makes for a fun little easter egg for fans, and a good carrot to entice those who haven’t yet seen it.
    Brian Welk, IndieWire, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Such an app could be a way to entice more users to use Bing for search instead of Google, especially on the iPhone.
    Joe Wituschek, BGR, 7 Dec. 2022
  • Many of them are young men from South Asia, enticed by the prospect of steady employment and higher salaries in Russia.
    Helen Regan, CNN, 10 July 2024

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