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Discover LudwigThe phrase "avoid being lured by" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when advising someone to resist temptation or not to be deceived by something appealing but potentially harmful.
Example: "In the world of online shopping, it's important to avoid being lured by flashy advertisements that promise unrealistic discounts."
Alternatives: "steer clear of" or "resist the temptation of".
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But the area has been renowned for its beauty since antiquity: it was along this coast that Homer's Ulysses strapped himself to his ship to avoid being lured by the siren songs of the mermaids on the islands offshore.
Avoid being lured by coupons to purchase things you did not want or need.
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In "Love Is a Canoe," later retitled "Marriage Is a Canoe," Peter advised the couple in a figurative canoe to strive for harmonious paddling, cherish shared time afloat and avoid being lured away by other, cuter canoeists paddling by.
The breed is described as swimming and diving as well as the ducks themselves; and they are intelligent enough to avoid being lured away from the nesting places.
An extreme example in literature, Professor Pychyl said, was Odysseus asking his men to tie him to the mast to avoid his being lured by the Sirens' singing.
Artists are being lured by cheap rent.
They are also being lured by the market.
Others may be lured by pecuniary rewards.
Most are lured by relatively cheap land.
Singer is lured by this idea.
Foreigners are lured by salaries untouched by the taxman.
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