How to Use seductive in a Sentence

seductive

adjective
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  • People always remarked on the cult leader's seductive personality.
  • Her makeup, too, is toned down -- a nude lip instead of the seductive red.
    — Marianna Cerini, CNN, 23 Sep. 2022
  • It's got the glitz, the gorgeous people and the gleefully seductive looks.
    — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 4 May 2023
  • In fact, there are no edges at all, but rather, smooth flowing curves as seductive as those of any car from the early 1960s.
    — Robert Ross, Robb Report, 23 May 2022
  • Sam Heughan has been known to show off a seductive side as Jamie Fraser on Outlander.
    — Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Even when the hooks are sweet or seductive, her work is still dissonant and provocative.
    — Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 30 May 2022
  • Nobody needs to pack heat or chain-smoke to savor the darkly seductive allure of noir.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 16 May 2023
  • The seductive boom of ‘90s R&B, and memories of middle school dances lured us inside.
    — Samantha Mann, ELLE, 1 Aug. 2023
  • There are elements here of the classic thriller that function like a flock of seductive doves, released to distract the eye.
    — Melissa Holbrook Pierson, Washington Post, 22 June 2023
  • There is nothing more appealing and seductive than a man in black.
    — Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Nov. 2022
  • The album's rich, seductive blend of jazz and neo-soul certainly felt like the arrival of a major talent in the making.
    — Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 1 Apr. 2023
  • Glen Powell is a seductive faux assassin in the first teaser for Hit Man.
    — Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Is there anything more seductive than garlic sizzling in a pan of butter and wine?
    — Melissa Clark, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Gemstone tints, from emerald to ruby to amethyst, are rich and seductive but very much mined from the natural world.
    — Joanna Saltz, House Beautiful, 28 Sep. 2022
  • Meat, fish and vegetables tend to be spice-rubbed, bathed in smoke in the wood-burning hearth, laid atop seductive sauces and finished with bright pickles and herbs.
    — oregonlive, 29 Nov. 2022
  • This cross between a bottle plug and a darter darts from side to side while maintaining the tight, seductive wiggle of a bottle plug.
    — Jimmy Fee, Field & Stream, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Piercing through the camera lens are his pensive, chocolate brown eyes and seductive smirk.
    — Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Go for it, voters, and maybe throw in a guest nod to Gillian Anderson for her turn as Catherine’s seductive mother.
    — Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 2 June 2022
  • His voice — a soft warble — is both bold and seductive, enlivening the chill lava-lamp vibes conveyed in his songs.
    — Will Dukes, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2022
  • Now this is what a concept car is supposed to look like: sleek, seductive, maybe even a little villainous, but in a good way.
    — Verge Staff, The Verge, 12 Jan. 2024
  • The seductive two-door EV has a shape and flair unlike any other Buick in recent memory.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 1 June 2022
  • Playing the Acid Queen and tearing into the song that bears that character’s name, Turner was both scary and seductive.
    — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 May 2023
  • Both Schmidt and Frank realize the prospect of earlier earthlings is a seductive one.
    — Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 26 Oct. 2022
  • The result is a heady and seductive fragrance with woody undertones, sure to allure and entice.
    — Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 May 2022
  • Jenner styled her three-piece corset with a seductive updo with a few romantic face-framing pieces pulled out in front, and a pair of white sateen sling-backs.
    — Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Beloved for a silky texture and rich flavor, the seductive cake was named for a love story that caught the world’s attention with racy images and juicy details.
    — Jen Rose Smith, CNN, 6 June 2023
  • If bare legs, shown off by shorts or slits, are seductive, bare arms signify fitness.
    — Ada Calhoun, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Otherwise, good luck reaching such seductive peaks as the summits of One Kearny and 343 Sansome St.
    — John King, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 May 2022
  • The chilena is a seductive and playful dance, and the women who perform it at the Guelaguetza play the part too, dressed in colorful blouses and skirts.
    — Fernanda Pérez Sánchez, Vogue, 8 Aug. 2022
  • With their spectacular play of sunlight on the silvery white tree bark and the green lawns behind them, these paintings are seductive.
    — Judith H. Dobrzynski, WSJ, 29 Aug. 2022

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