How to Use entice in a Sentence

entice

verb
Definition of enticenext
Synonyms for enticenext
  • If the history isn't enough to entice guests, the food should do the trick.
    — Katie Lockhart, Travel + Leisure, 26 Nov. 2023
  • What was your pitch to the studios to entice them back?
    — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Still, no place in the world entices him quite the way Senegal does.
    — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Dec. 2024
  • That’s not the kind of talk that would entice a rising star to stick around.
    — Matt Craig, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2022
  • At the same time, suitors will try to entice him to leave.
    — The Athletic Uk Staff, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
  • The idea is to keep them in the city and hopefully entice them back.
    — Bill Jones, chicagotribune.com, 6 Mar. 2022
  • The high prices enticed wildcatters to search for the gas.
    — Michael Braga, The Arizona Republic, 14 May 2024
  • And some projects could entice her to take a starring role.
    — Wendy Naugle, Peoplemag, 29 Dec. 2022
  • If any of these recipes entice you, stock up on some canning jars and get to it.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Aug. 2023
  • The soap cuts the surface tension of the vinegar, so the flies that are enticed by the vinegar will sink and drown. 4.
    — Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 12 Mar. 2023
  • The beauty of these berry pizzas alone should entice you to make them.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Aug. 2022
  • Popping it off the bottom makes the blade flutter and can entice fish to eat.
    — Max Inchausti, Field & Stream, 28 Feb. 2023
  • If that doesn’t work, there’s always a free vial of dirt from the 2022 season to entice them back for more.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 30 Sep. 2022
  • Young could use a co-star and the Hawks have some pieces that could entice opposing teams.
    — Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
  • The bride wore a leather glove with a piece of quail meat attached to entice Marty the falcon to swoop down and land on her arm.
    — Sabienna Bowman, Peoplemag, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Work it with quick strips on the perimeter of bluegill beds to entice any bass hanging just out of eyeshot.
    — Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 22 June 2023
  • If that isn't enticing enough, what about up to nine hours of daily child or adult care?
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Even Maggie can't entice the students away from free tote bags.
    — Lincee Ray, EW.com, 10 Dec. 2021
  • But her puppy, like many pets, found the tree enticing.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Boelts said the woman had tried to entice Sharon into the car with the promise of new clothes and candy, but the 4-year-old refused.
    — Lane Sainty, USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2022
  • In the short term, the drama surrounding Ohtani will likely entice more people to tune in to games.
    — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 22 Mar. 2024
  • And, as O’Hanlon acknowledges, the prospect of a foreign posting helps entice recruits to sign up in the first place.
    — Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
  • That hasn’t been enough to entice investors back into the market.
    — Caitlin McCabe, WSJ, 17 Oct. 2022
  • The city has scrambled for years to create more housing of the sort that would entice homeless people off the street.
    — New York Times, 14 Mar. 2022
  • And that, in turn, is likely to entice more investors and cause its discount to shrink further.
    — Michael Foster, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2024
  • Their faces will soon enough be plastered on a poster as a way to entice future debaters.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 31 Mar. 2022
  • If the white water views and pastoral acres don’t entice you, perhaps the many amenities will.
    — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 8 Apr. 2022
  • Block understandably didn't give too much away about the hunt and hopes the mystery will entice more folks to sign up.
    — Jay R. Jordan, Chron, 10 May 2022
  • The giveaway makes for a fun little easter egg for fans, and a good carrot to entice those who haven’t yet seen it.
    — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Consumers may have also been enticed to snap up durables because of lower short-term interest rates.
    — Bryan Mena, CNN, 30 Jan. 2025

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