Sentences with lure
lure
L l - He lured her to his home and shot her with his father's gun. [VERB noun preposition/adverb]
- The excitement of hunting big game in Africa has been a lure to Europeans for 200 years. [+ to]
- Thousands of free plane tickets will be offered to lure tourists back to Bali.
- Just knowing the right lure to use isn't enough.
- The lure of the stage
- Overseas workers pay thousands of dollars to come to Australia as temporary skilled migrants, some lured by promises of permanent residency.
- The lure of outsourcing is hard to resist.
- One of the most important things to remember when choosing a lure is that what worked yesterday may not work today.
- It never fails to lure its visitors.
- The tricks some sites use to lure traffic might work for a short while and increase hits, but the public is smarter than you think.
- Lure suggests an irresistible force, as desire, greed, curiosity, etc., in attracting someone, esp. to something harmful or evil [lured on by false hopes]; entice implies a crafty or skillful luring [he enticed the squirrel to eat from his hand]; inveigle suggests the use of deception or cajolery in enticing someone [they inveigled him with false promises]; decoy implies the use of deceptive appearances in luring into a trap [artificial birds are used to decoy wild ducks]; beguile suggests the use of subtly alluring devices in leading someone on [beguiled by her sweet words]; tempt suggests the influence of a powerful attraction that tends to overcome scruples or judgment [I'm tempted to accept your offer]; seduce implies enticement to a wrongful or unlawful act, especially to loss of chastity