siren call
noun
: something that is very appealing and makes a person want to go somewhere or do something but that may have bad results
—often + of
They could not resist the siren call of fame and money.
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Because the other big theme and thing is being sort of mesmerized, the idea of the siren call is something that is hypnotic in a way.
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Mark Hughes, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
Director: Mark Wilson The Calling Witch is author and illustrator Meredith Laye’s most infamous creation, an evil woman whose siren call beckons children into the woods at night to become her supper.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 22 May 2025
Easygoing afternoons won’t be wasted either, thanks to all the sporty designs out there, and nights out are in your future, too, with glitzy numbers answering their siren call.
—Gretta Monahan, Boston Herald, 18 May 2025
Few mortals can resist the siren call of a beloved chain restaurant.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 24 Apr. 2025
This shift in how and where questions are asked is a siren call for marketers to rethink their current SEO strategies.
—Ivan Guzenko, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Yet the siren call to revisit even cases like Peterson’s, which seem open and shut, has proven hard to resist.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 4 Mar. 2025
For years, Broccoli and Wilson resisted the siren call to fully exploit the property that is based on Ian Fleming’s spy novels across multiple platforms and sometimes didn’t see eye-to-eye with each other, according to insiders.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 26 Feb. 2025
Few of them have responded to the siren call of global Islamic jihad.
—Neil Devotta, Foreign Affairs, 24 Apr. 2019
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Mark Hughes, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
Director: Mark Wilson The Calling Witch is author and illustrator Meredith Laye’s most infamous creation, an evil woman whose siren call beckons children into the woods at night to become her supper.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 22 May 2025
Easygoing afternoons won’t be wasted either, thanks to all the sporty designs out there, and nights out are in your future, too, with glitzy numbers answering their siren call.
—Gretta Monahan, Boston Herald, 18 May 2025
Few mortals can resist the siren call of a beloved chain restaurant.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 24 Apr. 2025
This shift in how and where questions are asked is a siren call for marketers to rethink their current SEO strategies.
—Ivan Guzenko, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Yet the siren call to revisit even cases like Peterson’s, which seem open and shut, has proven hard to resist.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 4 Mar. 2025
For years, Broccoli and Wilson resisted the siren call to fully exploit the property that is based on Ian Fleming’s spy novels across multiple platforms and sometimes didn’t see eye-to-eye with each other, according to insiders.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 26 Feb. 2025
Few of them have responded to the siren call of global Islamic jihad.
—Neil Devotta, Foreign Affairs, 24 Apr. 2019
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“Siren call.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/siren%20call. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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