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"was tempted to" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you want to express that someone was tempted to do something. For example: "He was tempted to quit his job and move to a new city."
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He was tempted to argue the point.
I was tempted to order up a whole platter.
So, I was tempted to have coffee with Mr. Pockets.
"Something you're not telling me?" I was tempted to ask.
Basia was tempted to tell Piotr about her own lover.
Which even the director was tempted to do, at times.
I was tempted to smile, but I kept still.
I was tempted to say something like that to him.
She was tempted to contact William, seek his opinion.
I was tempted to tell him how it was going.
I'm not Udayan, he was tempted to say.
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