How to Use seduction in a Sentence

seduction

noun
  • 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
  • The one not knocked out wins mating rights—but the seduction’s not done.
    Patricia Edmonds, National Geographic, 2 July 2020
  • JLaw plays a Russian spy trained in the art of seduction.
    Stacey Grant, Seventeen, 19 Dec. 2017
  • 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
  • There is no excuse for a grown man to attempt the seduction of a child.
    Kevin Riordan, Philly.com, 1 Nov. 2017
  • 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 clothes are used to convey power, not as aids of seduction.
    Tim Teeman, Town & Country, 14 Nov. 2017
  • 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
  • The sweet seduction of home ice for the playoffs is unremitting.
    Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Jan. 2020
  • Buenos Aires, some places have simply mastered the art of seduction.
    Siobhan Reid, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Dec. 2022
  • There was a gentle seduction to his work that will live on in our hearts and minds forever.
    Harper's BAZAAR, 4 Sep. 2019
  • Klosterman is aware of this seduction and is writing against it.
    SPIN, 8 Feb. 2022
  • But right now, in 2017, the dry humps of R&B sometimes feel like Drakkar Noir — a cloying attempt at seduction.
    Allison P. Davis, The Cut, 10 Dec. 2017
  • But avoid the allure of the aid station, the music and food, the seduction of everyone hanging out.
    Hal Koerner, Outside Online, 1 Aug. 2014
  • There was an art to seduction, and Madonna had mastered it.
    Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 16 June 2024
  • 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
  • Males build a bower, which is like a seduction theater where courtship takes place.
    Michael Forsberg, National Geographic, 18 June 2017
  • Robert Bork talked about the political seduction of the law.
    Fox News, 25 Apr. 2018
  • That’s the seduction of Twitter, and the folly of those who need to win Twitter arguments.
    Michael Tomasky, New Republic, 30 May 2017
  • Schoeff said charges were filed and a warrant was issued for one count of child seduction and $5,000 cash or surety bond.
    Jessica Hice, Indianapolis Star, 17 July 2017
  • Because what are movies, after all, but a means of seduction?
    David Gilbert, The New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2024
  • This was the hip-hop soul era, when balladeers wore hoodies and chunky boots and relocated their tales of seduction from the boudoir to the street.
    Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2020
  • In the snippet, Zayn appears to be the star in his own action thriller, as words like seduction, power, and greed, flash across the screen.
    Amy MacKelden, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 Apr. 2018
  • Your power of seduction is enhanced with Venus now in Scorpio.
    USA TODAY, 23 Sep. 2024
  • That said, the seduction scene, in which Cyrano, standing in for Christian, makes love to Roxanne in words, has never been steamier.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024

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