as in siren
a woman whom men find irresistibly attractive
Greta Garbo, one of the most famous temptresses ever to appear on screen, died in 1990
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The plot is very old-school Conan Doyle, with scoundrels in sideburns and evil temptresses in gaudy frilly outfits.
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 Feb. 2024
Benetti has unleashed another elegant temptress on the high seas.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 15 Mar. 2024
Feldman, a Broadway alum and Dear Evan Hansen star, is the repressed foil to Lawrence's chaotic temptress, and Lawrence attacks the role with gusto, weathering accidental mace attacks and skinny-dipping shenanigans.
—Devan Coggan, EW.com, 22 June 2023
Into this solution enters a temptress, Tardigrade (contralto Cecelia McKinley), the last of her kind, who threatens their budding love by luring one of the polyfluoroalkyl substances into a crater of liquid mercury.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 21 Jan. 2024
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 Feb. 2024
Benetti has unleashed another elegant temptress on the high seas.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 15 Mar. 2024
Feldman, a Broadway alum and Dear Evan Hansen star, is the repressed foil to Lawrence's chaotic temptress, and Lawrence attacks the role with gusto, weathering accidental mace attacks and skinny-dipping shenanigans.
—Devan Coggan, EW.com, 22 June 2023
Into this solution enters a temptress, Tardigrade (contralto Cecelia McKinley), the last of her kind, who threatens their budding love by luring one of the polyfluoroalkyl substances into a crater of liquid mercury.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 21 Jan. 2024
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