Sentence examples for were tempted from inspiring English sources

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were tempted

verb

To provoke someone to do wrong, especially by promising a reward; to entice.

  • She tempted me to eat the apple.

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They were tempted by bargains.

"We were tempted," Nirav said.

We were tempted to stay the week.

We were tempted to take seconds.

"Absolutely, we were tempted," he acknowledges.

So you retired once and were tempted out of it.

-- so we were tempted to skip the offerings.

His disciples were tempted to sleep, but not by snakes.

Hootie and the Blowhards, cynics were tempted to think.

The Galls were tempted, but Mr. Gindi had more possibilities.

The students worked affirmatively and were tempted to stay in familiar situations.

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