femme fatale

as in siren
a woman whom men find irresistibly attractive an actress who was often cast as cynical, sexy femmes fatales

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Recent Examples of femme fatale In 2 Years 'Yellowstone' Season 5B Premiere Audience Up 29% In 3-Day Viewing; Series Scores Top International Launch Ever For Paramount+ While Olivieri had a relatively brief run as the femme fatale, Sheridan fans might remember her from her turn as Faith Hill’s matronly sister from 1883. Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 25 Nov. 2024 The event was so popular, the Cleveland organizers reportedly staged three more — one for femme fatale Myrna Loy, one for singer Alice Faye and one for actor Katharine Hepburn. Leah Dolan, CNN, 25 Nov. 2024 Catherine is a femme fatale, and Jonathan is her unwitting prey. Ben Travers, IndieWire, 18 Oct. 2024 This squinty vantage on Southern California, as a temptress who dashes hopes, also was evident in his script for Tequila Sunrise (1988), which starred Mel Gibson as a retired drug dealer, Kurt Russell as a cop and Michelle Pfeiffer as the femme fatale. Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 See all Example Sentences for femme fatale 

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“Femme fatale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/femme%20fatale. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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