How to Use seduction in a Sentence

seduction

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  • The book describes his seductions of young women.
  • Thanks to a shop in Utah, there’s a new way to enjoy the seduction of fizz.
    — Ebony Williams, ajc, 6 May 2022
  • The story at the center of Anais in Love is one of seduction.
    — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Apr. 2022
  • Of course, this is a scene of seduction, except there isn’t much or any wine in the glass.
    — Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2023
  • Bruce, who faces felony charges of child seduction, was fired last year.
    — Arika Herron, The Indianapolis Star, 17 July 2021
  • But one of the many triumphs of this book is Zhang’s refusal to use food as a means of seduction.
    — Mayukh Sen, The New Republic, 19 Oct. 2023
  • The Vibe: Pure seduction, but like, the kind that leads to real and long-lasting romance.
    — Katie Bain, Billboard, 27 Mar. 2023
  • The three dancers evoke the ties that bind and liberate us, from danger and seduction to love and wisdom.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Buenos Aires, some places have simply mastered the art of seduction.
    — Siobhan Reid, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Dec. 2022
  • Klosterman is aware of this seduction and is writing against it.
    — SPIN, 8 Feb. 2022
  • The number is a socko blend of seduction, release and control.
    — Sarah L. Kaufman, Washington Post, 23 Sep. 2022
  • To the minds of some, burlesque is all about sequin-and-lace outfits, red lipstick, and seductions in dark bars.
    — Emma Specter, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2023
  • Also, both understand the seduction of pills and liquor all too well.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 2 Nov. 2020
  • Which is exactly what the 750iL does—in a fine, silent style made up of equal parts hypnotism and seduction.
    — Csaba Csere, Car and Driver, 8 Apr. 2023
  • He was charged July 22 with two counts of child seduction, a level 5 and level 6 felony.
    — Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2022
  • Like Ozzy, James knows how to turn crooning about weed into a potent act of seduction.
    — Billboard Staff, Billboard, 20 Apr. 2022
  • The song is a smooth seduction with edge, as a gently pulsing beat quickly ramps up into a drop forged from thick walls of synth.
    — Billboard Staff, Billboard, 8 Oct. 2021
  • The designer fills his runway with clothes fit for seduction and his Private Blend line with scents to match.
    — Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 19 Apr. 2022
  • Telling tales of the hunt for krill, of navigation and seduction, these tunes can carry for hundreds of miles.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Jan. 2022
  • Fewer still can segue from a smoky late-night seduction to the end of the affair in a handful of minutes and leave us with the aftertaste of heartbreak.
    — Justin Davidson, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2021
  • The theatrics of it all enough to inspire Jenner to dial-up her own powers of seduction.
    — Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 26 Jan. 2024
  • The parents, 20 or so years ago, lived through a moment of intense national scandal: a seduction in the back room of a pet store.
    — Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Lizzy Caplan and Joshua Jackson are ready for their seduction.
    — Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Mar. 2023
  • The male of the species, known as the common eastern firefly or big dipper, is no slouch in the seduction department, either.
    — Melissa Breyer, Treehugger, 3 Feb. 2023
  • The wine-dark seduction of his gruff rumblings was thrown to the rough mercy of unattainable upper registers.
    — James Robins, Vulture, 1 May 2023
  • The book knives into questions of power, of resolve, of seduction, of survival.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 20 Jan. 2021
  • Ma was charged with several felony counts, including lewd acts on a child and seduction of a minor.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Jan. 2024
  • Writing a novel is, in part, an act of manipulation and seduction, a give-and-take, a dance.
    — Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2022
  • But Usher has remained devoted to the art of old-school seduction and scheming.
    — Clover Hope, Pitchfork, 12 Feb. 2024
  • The seduction would become hers, as the monster would become Frankenstein.
    — Stacy Schiff, The New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2021

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