How to Use temptress in a Sentence
temptress
noun- Greta Garbo, one of the most famous temptresses ever to appear on screen, died in 1990.
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Patrizia is a flirt, a temptress, a schemer, a force of nature.
—Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Nov. 2021
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The opera stars Ana María Martínez as opera’s most seductive temptress.
—Los Angeles Magazine, 14 Aug. 2017
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Egged on by the urban temptress, the man very nearly murders his wife for the promise of a new life.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2023
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The look gets its name from the sultry, mysterious vibe that a temptress would have.
—Lisa Desantis, Glamour, 7 Mar. 2023
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Their first instinct is to see a woman claiming abuse as a temptress.
—R. Albert Mohler, WSJ, 26 May 2022
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It's covered with a pop-art mural of a pistol-wielding '60s-era temptress.
—Arizona Republic, azcentral, 21 June 2018
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These Pre-Raphaelite artists would often depict redheads in the nude or as temptresses.
—Jessica Matlin, Allure, 15 Feb. 2018
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Suddenly, Veiga is perched on his shoulder, no longer a cold temptress but a kitten.
—Sarah L. Kaufman, Washington Post, 1 Dec. 2022
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Loveliness, in fiction, typically graces a pair of archetypes: the angel and the temptress.
—A.j. Finn, chicagotribune.com, 13 July 2018
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Dave’s strict religious code convinced him that Butcher was an evil temptress and caused Butcher to question her own worth.
—Nancy Lord, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Nov. 2021
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Inspired by Cleopatra the temptress, this floral, sweet scent blends orchid, amber, vanilla, and musk.
—April Benshosan, womenshealthmag.com, 4 June 2023
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The spring shows belonged to 23-year-old Elisa Sednaoui, the model and actress who is equal parts leggy temptress and sweetly smiling beauty.
—Derek Blasberg, Harper's BAZAAR, 17 Feb. 2011
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Seo Yea-ji returns to the small screen in the Korean melodrama Eve, playing a temptress with a longstanding vendetta.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 3 June 2022
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Despite the bad breakup, Kiffin still apparently has feelings for his old L.A. temptress.
—Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 18 July 2022
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With her enormous liquid-brown eyes and voice that swings effortlessly from a deep, smoky growl to a breathy high pitch, Cabello is a temptress with a sense of humor, a geek unafraid to make fun of herself.
—Kimberly Cutter, Marie Claire, 14 Nov. 2018
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The Russian temptress, who often placed her victims in restraints, suddenly found herself in handcuffs.
—Peter Van Sant july 7, CBS News, 7 July 2018
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The Russian temptress, who often placed her victims in restraints, suddenly found herself in handcuffs.
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2017
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Mother is all three: First human in the beautiful place, ruinous temptress, monster patrolling the mystical totem of power.
—Darren Franich, EW.com, 11 May 2020
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Its most attention-grabbing headliner is Nellie LaRoy (Robbie), a temptress in red who’s a star already in the making and unmaking.
—Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2022
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The action involves three muses — a chain-smoking temptress, an overheated diva and a fanciful kook — who each capture the attention of our hero.
—Gia Kourlas, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2018
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Fanning, meanwhile, plays a teenage temptress whose surging hormones come into play when Farrell’s character enters the house.
—Vanityfair.com, VanityFair.com, 26 May 2017
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After all, the last 20 years of television have been defined by men exhibiting antisocial behavior that puts almost any raven-haired temptress to shame.
—Leeann Duggan, Glamour, 11 Oct. 2017
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This time, instead of Swift being cast as a temptress, Gyllenhaal's behavior is under scrutiny.
—Jenny Singer, Glamour, 15 Nov. 2021
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Wendy is jealous of Tiger Lily’s perceived seduction of Peter, a storyline that plays into an insidious trope of women of colour as temptresses, while white women are virginal and pure.
—Anne Cohen, refinery29.com, 2 Mar. 2020
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In addition to a spectrum of sounds, Wired magazine senior editor/pop culture temptress Nancy Miller offers a distinct dose of commentary that will surely make your ears a bit perky.
—Scott Pierce, WIRED, 23 Apr. 2009
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Skarsgaard can portray wide-eyed innocence and dead-eyed menace equally well, and has ample opportunity to do both, while scream queen Goth gives another raucous turn as a temptress without morals.
—Thomas Page, CNN, 27 Jan. 2023
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Hope can be a brutal, uncaring temptress, ramping expectations into exhilarating crescendo before yanking the ball away, Lucy-style, as Charlie Brown tumbles again.
—Bryce Miller, sandiegouniontribune.com, 15 May 2018
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As his brother mounts a tribal rebellion, Samson's relationship with a Philistine temptress and his final surrender to God will help turn imprisonment into a final victory.
—Joey Morona, cleveland.com, 15 Feb. 2018
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Chokri’s vector is more precise and problematic, navigating a narrow path between consoler and temptress as Julia consistently pushes Vincent towards self-realization, whatever the consequences.
—Justin Lowe, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2017
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