How to Use tempt in a Sentence

tempt

verb

• If not, maybe you’re tempted to bring those boards to the dump.
  — Vince Beiser, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
• The bottom line is – do not go out of your way to tempt fate.
  — Mark Kortepeter, Forbes, 19 May 2021
• No more late-night pings or dings that tempt you to check your phone.
  — Fox News, 29 Oct. 2023
• If you’re tempted to copy Colman’s style, the key is to keep it sleek and close to the head.
  — Georgia Day, Vogue, 30 Nov. 2023
• In the face of this steep decline, the state tried a new tack to tempt those still on the fence: the prospect of cold, hard cash.
  — Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2021
• So not just any project could tempt her away from her home life.
  — Linda Marx, PEOPLE.com, 6 July 2022
• While you may be tempted to look at the eclipse with your bare eyes, don’t.
  — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 6 Apr. 2024
• The true customer of Big Slushie isn’t you, the slurper, but the C-stores who would tempt you to slurp.
  — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 30 Apr. 2022
• There are signs Trump has still been tempted to lash out.
  — Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 9 May 2024
• The big band sound will tempt you off of your portable lawn chair.
  — Joan Rusek, cleveland, 2 Aug. 2021
• There’s no need to spend a cent, although you might be tempted.
  — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2024
• Making a sudden change in your habits may tempt you at this time.
  — Chicago Tribune, 25 Oct. 2022
• This incident is not the first time a tourist in Italy was tempted to leave their mark.
  — Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 3 June 2024
• In the book, there’s that great scene where Billy is sitting at the bar and he is very tempted to drink and doesn’t.
  — Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2023
• And he and the others are tempted to flee to any country in the European Union.
  — Amy Nicholson, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024
• Depressing Saturn dominates late on the 27th, but the full Moon of the 31st tempts you out to play.
  — Katharine Merlin, Town & Country, 16 Aug. 2023
• The Colts were not ready to say that one of the quarterbacks in the 2023 draft is the kind of no-doubt prospect who could tempt Ballard to make the big move up the board.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 27 Mar. 2023
• While the rest of the specs are average or below, the $229 price might be enough to tempt bookworms who like to read on their phones.
  — Julian Chokkattu Simon Hill, WIRED, 26 Feb. 2024
• Though the inn supplies ear plugs, I was never tempted to reach for them.
  — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2024
• Don’t be tempted to dump it straight into a pot on the stove (or worse, microwave it for eons).
  — Susan Choung, Good Housekeeping, 25 Aug. 2023
• Once in a while a player will even be tempted by the ballpark snacks that fans are eating in the stands.
  — Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
• Was he tempted to throw some bombs on his way off the Tribal Council set?
  — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 24 Oct. 2024
• The mothers held up their sons — who were well-wrapped up against the chilly wind — in order to tempt Prince William over a picture with the tots.
  — Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 28 Feb. 2023
• Note: Do not be tempted to use brown sugar; the cookies won’t hold their shape.
  — Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 15 Aug. 2024
• The higher pay appears to be enough to tempt some drivers to return.
  — New York Times, 30 May 2021
• At the mega sale event known as Amazon Prime Day, you may be tempted to go straight for the big-ticket items.
  — Peoplemag, 12 July 2023
• Even the most intelligent of folks were tempted by the chance to pierce the veil, noted the critic.
  — The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2024
• You may be tempted to use the ‘white fonting’ hack to bypass AI and other tech filters.
  — Danielle Abril, Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2024
• Since that turned out 100% accurate, why not tempt fate again?
  — Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2021
• Perhaps you're tempted to crank up the heat to stay toasty through the frigid temperatures.
  — Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 3 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 22 Dec 2024