Example sentences for: come-ons

How can you use “come-ons” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • ' Well, do ya, punk ?" and "Go ahead, make my day"--are purring come-ons: The bad guy is practically compelled to submit to this tall, handsome killer with his long Magnum pistol.

  • In her now-notorious op-ed, Gloria Steinem argued that Clinton should not be penalized for his "boorish" come-ons.

  • The New York Times ' Stephen Holden wonders why Goodbye, Lover didn't go straight to video and asserts that Arquette, the film's sexpot, "exudes all the erotic energy of an inflatable doll with a taped voice muttering potty-mouthed come-ons."

  • A Hungarian (Sandor Szavost) who whirls Alice around on the dance floor while purring suave come-ons is like Dracula out of a Mel Brooks parody, and Kidman's giggly responses (she's supposed to be drunk) recall Melanie Griffith at her most airheaded.


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