Entice

//ɪnˈtaɪs//

"Entice" in a Sentence (11 examples)

He hopes to entice her into doing what he wants.

He is hoping to entice her into doing what he wants.

The bait is called beauty, it does entice - one can never foretell.

During the summer Chloe had many suitors, who came to Dryas and begged his daughter in marriage. Some brought presents to add weight to their suit, and some made great promises. Nape was elated and advised her husband to marry off Chloe immediately, and not to keep a girl of her age any longer at home, observing that some artful shepherd might entice her whilst she was tending her flocks, and that the best course was to secure a good match for her.

With a host of special offers, Tom is hoping to entice new customers into his shop.

Like many other countries which have introduced nomad visas, Spain wants to entice foreign workers with low tax rates.

In the end, entice someone with food to win.

African banks are turning to mobile phones to entice the many Africans who don't use banks.

I entice the enemy by imitating the mating call of a human female: "Ah, I'm so lonely, so lonely!"

I enticed the little bear into the trap with a pot of honey.

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Blackboard sketches, geological maps, diagrams of molecular structure, astronomical photographs, MRI images, the many varieties of statistical charts and graphs: These pictorial devices are indispensable tools for presenting evidence, for explaining a theory, for telling a story. And, on top of all that, they are ornaments; they entice and intrigue and sometimes delight.

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