alluring
adjective
al·lur·ing
ə-ˈlu̇r-iŋ 
: having a strongly attractive or enticing quality
an alluring smile/aroma
an alluring prospect
Her appeal for him was that of the frail and alluring woman.—
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alluringly
adverb
smiled alluringly
an alluringly colorful display
Examples of alluring in a Sentence
the alluring beauty of the swans on the lake held us spellbound
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That’s amazingly alluring to those in the psychology and physics fields, while perhaps not quite as affable for all other domains.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
That option has already led Hunt and team president Mark Donovan to answer the question of whether a dome in Kansas would guarantee higher profits for the Chiefs and lead to more lucrative, alluring opportunities for the region.
—Nate Taylor, New York Times, 30 May 2025
But instead of sweeping views in a huge space, Prelude is a chill, alluring respite.
—Joseph Hernandez, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 May 2025
The song co-produced by Lorde and Jim-E Stack — her main collaborator on the upcoming Virgin album due out on June 27 — builds from the alluring, subtle bass accompaniment to a noisy rumble as burbling keyboards and distant drums bubble up alongside cello from Blood Orange’s Dev Hynes.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 29 May 2025
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
That option has already led Hunt and team president Mark Donovan to answer the question of whether a dome in Kansas would guarantee higher profits for the Chiefs and lead to more lucrative, alluring opportunities for the region.
—Nate Taylor, New York Times, 30 May 2025
But instead of sweeping views in a huge space, Prelude is a chill, alluring respite.
—Joseph Hernandez, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 May 2025
The song co-produced by Lorde and Jim-E Stack — her main collaborator on the upcoming Virgin album due out on June 27 — builds from the alluring, subtle bass accompaniment to a noisy rumble as burbling keyboards and distant drums bubble up alongside cello from Blood Orange’s Dev Hynes.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 29 May 2025
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“Alluring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alluring. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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