Example sentences for: tempted

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

  • One might have been tempted to chide these respondents with the comment that "Pride goes before a fall" (Proverbs 16:19), but doubtless they would just have snapped back brazenly with "Euripides" or "Racine."

  • Provided that the user makes sure to double-check the information in both books and is not tempted to accept as gospel everything encountered in either work, both books should be considered useful additions to a reference library.

  • Ivester, who will be stepping down in April, gave no real reason for his retirement , though he must be tempted to scream, 'It was those damn Belgians!

  • The diet dinners have controlled portions--9 or 10 ounces compared with the traditional dinner's pound or so--and you might be tempted to eat more than one, with a corresponding doubling of the fat and caloric intake.

  • I was tempted to misquote Mae West: "God has nothing to do with it, honey."


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