How to Use entice in a Sentence

entice

verb
  • There are tons of enticing cold and hot drinks.
    — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Yet that still may not be enough to entice younger viewers.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Looking for more ways to entice flocks of birds to your yard?
    — Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Looking for more ways to entice flocks of birds to your yard?
    — Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 May 2026
  • The sparkling candy paint and big rims enticed me.
    — Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
  • That’s not the kind of talk that would entice a rising star to stick around.
    — Matt Craig, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2022
  • His frame and traits are enticing.
    — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
  • 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
  • In part, that’s to entice new customers who maybe haven’t tried their beer yet.
    — Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2025
  • The new storyline must be bloody good to entice them all back.
    — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2026
  • The idea is to keep them in the city and hopefully entice them back.
    — Bill Jones, chicagotribune.com, 6 Mar. 2022
  • The beauty of these berry pizzas alone should entice you to make them.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Aug. 2022
  • But there was always something about the city that enticed me.
    — Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
  • Those touches are some of the reasons that entice fans to buy from brands.
    — John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Still, no place in the world entices him quite the way Senegal does.
    — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Dec. 2024
  • If that free Krispy Kreme donut didn't entice you, maybe this will.
    — Nathan Bomey, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2021
  • If the history isn't enough to entice guests, the food should do the trick.
    — Katie Lockhart, Travel + Leisure, 26 Nov. 2023
  • First, the best way to entice others to want to play alongside is with your play.
    — Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 22 June 2021
  • What would entice him to return to acting?
    — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
  • 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
  • Popping it off the bottom makes the blade flutter and can entice fish to eat.
    — Max Inchausti, Field & Stream, 28 Feb. 2023
  • What is the best way to entice workers back into the workplace?
    — Joseph De Avila, WSJ, 6 June 2021
  • While candy might not entice a cat, a dog will eat candy right through the wrapper.
    — Cathy M. Rosenthal, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Oct. 2021
  • Their faces will soon enough be plastered on a poster as a way to entice future debaters.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 31 Mar. 2022
  • Even Maggie can't entice the students away from free tote bags.
    — Lincee Ray, EW.com, 10 Dec. 2021
  • Dubbed Verts, the videos are designed to entice you to watch something new.
    — James Peckham, PC Magazine, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The Dolphins could get creative by adding draft picks to entice a team to make a trade.
    — CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
  • That hasn’t been enough to entice investors back into the market.
    — Caitlin McCabe, WSJ, 17 Oct. 2022
  • But the choices will be enticing.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 21 Apr. 2026
  • But big payouts entice bad actors.
    — Jem Aswad, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025

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