Sentence examples for tempting of from inspiring English sources

It was a provocative tempting of fate.

The idea is so pervasive and tempting of your vanity that, in time, it infects you, too.

Because of Popovich's foolish tempting of the Basketball Gods, the Los Angeles Lakers now have a great shot at advancing to the next round.

The titles alone were revealing: "The Tempting of America," "Slouching Towards Gomorrah: Modern Liberalism and American Decline," and "Coercing Virtue: The Worldwide Rule of Judges".

At £52, the fluent, unforced herby-meatiness of Le Vieux Donjon's 2005 Châteauneuf-du-Pape was the most tempting of these 'library releases'.

Despite Jose Valverde's tempting of fate, Leyland's Tigers held off the Yankees, 3-2, to win their American League division series.

In truth the schedule felt a bit thin at times but UKA must stand a good chance of tempting many of the crowd back.

It is tempting to think of such comparisons in terms of utilities.

It is tempting to think of it simply as a set of stable structural elements, but nothing could be further from the truth.

The foie gras terrine is a work of art -- tempting layers of solid meat suspended in mousse and topped by a thick, fearless layer of yellow fat.

Such, of course is the supremely tempting argument of the Grand Inquisitor at the heart of  "The Brothers Karamazov".