How to Use seductive in a Sentence

seductive

adjective
  • People always remarked on the cult leader's seductive personality.
  • The amber adds a level of warmth that brings out the carnal, seductive side of the scent.
    Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 5 Sep. 2024
  • 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
  • If seductive mystery is more your thing, head back to the Four Seasons Madrid for a night at Isa.
    Danielle Pointdujour, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2021
  • But this is a very positive thing, too, and part of what makes Athens so seductive.
    New York Times, 7 Jan. 2022
  • Also seductive are the views from the emerald chapel and terrace on the second floor.
    Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2022
  • 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
  • As a showcase for him and for Lovibond, Minx couldn’t be more seductive.
    Judy Berman, Time, 17 Mar. 2022
  • Sam Heughan has been known to show off a seductive side as Jamie Fraser on Outlander.
    Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Frankel said that both Ponzi and Madoff had the kind of seductive charm that Giordano, the actor, referred to.
    Eric J. Lyman, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2021
  • Stories about the glitz and glamour of 1950s Idlewild are seductive, even to academics.
    Maria C. Hunt, House Beautiful, 10 June 2021
  • With vivid lyrics, seductive strings, and dark, brooding guitar twangs, each song sounds like a scene from a movie.
    Alex Gonzalez, Billboard, 27 Jan. 2022
  • But Andrew McMahon knew how to bring in the keys to accent the song’s seductive nature.
    Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 2 Mar. 2022
  • For better or worse, there’s something very seductive about the show.
    The New Yorker, 15 Feb. 2022
  • Even when the hooks are sweet or seductive, her work is still dissonant and provocative.
    Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 30 May 2022
  • To Greene, the story of the N.R.A. is just one more example of how seductive—and how destructive—the language of rights can be.
    Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, 24 May 2021
  • 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 public first got a whiff of the exploits of the seductive swordsman in 1897, in a play that bears his name and has been retold on stage and screen scores of time ever since.
    Mike Hammer, SPIN, 24 Feb. 2022
  • 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
  • In honor of the Duke’s seductive spoon-licking moment, the salve also comes with a golden scoop.
    Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Feb. 2022
  • 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
  • The promise of a four-day workweek is undeniably seductive.
    Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Well, Jennifer Lopez just perfected that very seductive slo-mo energy and vibe in her most recent video—but instead of getting out of a pool, Lopez was getting ready to wear a revenge dress on the red carpet.
    Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 9 Sep. 2024

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