Sentence examples for seemed tempting from inspiring English sources

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It seemed tempting.

The advert seemed tempting.

Instead of making her Kate into, say, a caricature feminist professor, as might have seemed tempting, Tyler seizes on a less obvious but essential part of Kate's psychology — her social awkwardness and her complicated relationship with Bianca, here represented as a sexy younger sister called Bunny.

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A connoisseur of history's castaways, Cavafy, oddly, seemed tempted by his own obscurity.

Jeter, who turns 40 in June, has never seemed tempted by retirement.

But Mrs. Wood, the great-grandmother, said Brittney never seemed tempted by drugs herself.

So while Mr. Bloomberg sometimes seemed tempted to blame his predecessor, he stopped short of doing so.

He seemed tempted to start Ron Coomer at third base tonight, but he went with Robin Ventura because of defense.

Several years ago, when the New York Times was at its financial nadir, he was urged by many to grab it – and seemed tempted.

He was patient — used to the artistic demands of humans, no doubt — and observed the goings on closely, but he never seemed tempted to join in.

Dunham seemed tempted by the suggestion that she be glamorized, but she was wary about losing the feel of her past work.

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