Sentence examples for a potent temptation from inspiring English sources
Parkour is a potent temptation for suburban teenagers: it's cheap and a little risky, and it requires an occasional brush with authority.
In our context praying "to be seen by others" is a less potent temptation.
Odysseus yearned to hear the Sirens' song, but he also knew that his weak will was no match for their potent temptation, so he ordered his crew to plug their ears and lash him to the ship's mast -- and never to untie him no matter what he pleaded.
Drug dealing remains a powerful temptation.
There is a strong temptation to apply EBM methods and standards reflexively to public health.
Information that is gathered and managed in secret is a potent weapon — and the temptation to use it in political combat or the pursuit of crimes far removed from terrorism can be irresistible.
Those tailwinds have turned into potentially stiff headwinds for the global economy.On the other hand, credit markets are beginning to repair themselves, a shipping glut may help to offset oil costs, and protectionism has not proven as potent a temptation as we might have expected given the depth of the recession.
A potent, reproachful absence.
A potent lineup went silent.
