- present participle of allure.
alluring
Example Sentences
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Cruz is alluring and watchful, while Norton turns out to be the film’s secret weapon.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026
Listen closely through the web of startling improvisations on Mr. Sorey’s version of “Effi,” and you can hear Mr. Allen playing traces of Merritt’s alluring bass grooves from the original.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026
The promise of a big yield may sound alluring.
From Barron's • May 5, 2026
The book’s playful interrogation of traditional gender expectations is sharpened with the introduction of 1855 Caleb, a fantasy and a nightmare, a stern, quiet man who Natalie finds both terrifying and alluring.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
In Willie-Jay his vanity had found support, his sensibility shelter, and the four-month exile from this high-carat appreciation had made it more alluring than any dream of buried gold.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
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