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temptingly

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of temptingly His is a wily, chaotic, satirical and sincere, temptingly unwieldy epic drama. Sara Holdren, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025 What that means is even if the door opens and the tarmac looks temptingly walkable, think twice before stepping off. Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for temptingly
Adverb
  • Skipper, for his part, was enticingly exotic to Pym.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Nov. 2025
  • The widely varied performances are quietly yet keenly expressive; Reichardt’s dialogue has enticingly odd spin (starting with an ingenious monologue for a precocious child) and the cast delivers it with pinpoint inflections.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • The film opens with a montage of nameless women across different eras and places smiling invitingly toward the camera, then frowning and glaring at it, and finally screaming while drenched in blood.
    Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 13 Nov. 2025
  • The architects’ challenge was to shape a tower that was at once muscled and airy, a private fiefdom that appears invitingly public.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 12 Nov. 2025
Adverb
  • It was announced in 2021 with great fanfare and an appealingly low price of just $40,000.
    Camila Domonoske, NPR, 15 Dec. 2025
  • Nguyen, who publishes heady critical essays on Substack, has some appealingly contrarian thoughts.
    Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2025
Adverb
  • Latin American equities are trading at near 20-year valuation lows, while regional currencies remain attractively priced, with real exchange rates around 11% below their long-term median.
    Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2025
  • The vegetables, fruit, and baskets of potatoes were attractively arranged.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025
Adverb
  • The result is a chic, vacation-appropriate alternative that travels beautifully.
    Gabrielle Porcaro, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Plus, the tenderloins develop a delicate crust from the paprika and pepper rub so overall the flavors are beautifully even.
    Amanda Stanfield, Southern Living, 9 Jan. 2026
Adverb
  • Zaslav’s initial silence paid off handsomely.
    Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Stone and earth tones evoke calm in the handsomely spare room.
    Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026
Adverb
  • Breakfast feels wonderfully old world—dressed in silver cutlery, Toile de Jouy cups and saucers, and pretty crockery.
    Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2026
  • The 162-foot superyacht, which recently left the construction hall at Feadship’s Aalsmeer facility after many months under wraps, offers both length and volume but remains wonderfully in proportion.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 9 Jan. 2026

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“Temptingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/temptingly. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.

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