How to Use tantalize in a Sentence

tantalize

verb

• She was tantalized by the possibility of earning a lot of money quickly.
• Hints of the old Tiger have tantalized fans and goosed TV ratings.
  — Jason Gay, WSJ, 23 Aug. 2018
• All the local teams have done since then was tantalize and tease.
  — Author: Rick Maese, Anchorage Daily News, 8 June 2018
• Each time the club’s heavy door swings open, a burst of guitars and drums tantalizes the growing queue.
  — Andy Hermann, Los Angeles Magazine, 29 Jan. 2018
• An entire area there to tantalize you and stress you out.
  — Dave Thier, Forbes, 7 June 2021
• The crisp crunch of the tomatoes paired with a creamy dipping sauce is a play on textures that is sure to tantalize the senses.
  — Washington Post, 5 May 2021
• The prospect of New England’s demise is tantalizing for the entire league.
  — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2017
• Feast like a king on turkey legs, desserts, craft beers, and other foods to tantalize your taste buds.
  — Courant Community, 5 June 2018
• What the Colts saw from Richardson in his 173 snaps was tantalizing.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 12 Jan. 2024
• Sip it slowly and let the flavors tantalize your palate.
  — Mark Zeigler, sandiegouniontribune.com, 13 July 2018
• Around the holidays, there’s one room in the home where the tantalizing aromas of good food and the chatter of good folk converge: the kitchen.
  — Kim Cook, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2023
• The promise of what those players and, in turn, the team could be was enough to distract and tantalize everyone.
  — Mike Sielski, Philly.com, 18 May 2018
• The idea of adding a young star point guard like Irving to a team with Leonard on the wing was a tantalizing one, for all of the obvious reasons.
  — Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News, 7 Apr. 2018
• Ruggs showed off speed that will tantalize NFL teams on an 81-yard catch-and-run touchdown in the first quarter.
  — Mike Rodak | [e-mail], al, 15 Sep. 2019
• But he has been tantalized by the idea of solving the North Korea problem since long before that.
  — Mark Landler, The Seattle Times, 11 June 2018
• In their absence, there is a thin bill of games that is anything but tantalizing.
  — Rainer Sabin, Detroit Free Press, 31 Oct. 2019
• Genteel movie stars like George Clooney and Paul Rudd tantalize paparazzi with full, bushy beards.
  — Adrian Bonenberger, The New Republic, 4 June 2019
• That should set up a tantalizing all-Russian contest for the women's gold on Feb. 21 and 23.
  — USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2018
• Along the way, tantalizing clues about the woman’s identity, and that of her mother, are glimpsed.
  — The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
• Or took note of the way an experienced film director cuts away from a scene just in time to tantalize you?
  — Grayson Haver Currin, Outside Online, 13 Nov. 2022
• Of course, there are details that tantalize us with meaning, and then there are those that just seem incomplete.
  — Arianna Rebolini, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2021
• The beloved hot dog stand that tantalized taste buds with its sights and smells at many Home Depot stores in metro Detroit could be returning.
  — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 1 Aug. 2023
• His athleticism at both ends of the floor is tantalizing.
  — Peter Dawson, star-telegram, 15 May 2018
• As the first earth sign of the zodiac, Taureans are thrilled by anything that tantalizes the senses.
  — Allure, 14 Aug. 2018
• And the prospects for putting that inventory to use are tantalizing.
  — Martin Oeggerli, National Geographic, 17 Dec. 2019
• Then, privately write out scenarios that have tantalized you and place them in a box.
  — Brendan Tapley, Woman's Day, 25 May 2018
• With prices starting at $999, some of these new types of PCs can seem like tantalizing deals, whether for you or someone heading off to school this fall.
  — Chris Velazco, Washington Post, 4 July 2024
• That’s a tantalizing setup, but not much about Fair Play works beyond it.
  — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2023
• On the one hand, none of the ingredients seem to be harmful (except to your wallet), and the idea of taking a pill to make my brain work better is still tantalizing.
  — Gabe Allen, Discover Magazine, 24 Sep. 2024
• Reposados merely give us more elements of flavors to tantalize our palates.
  — Richard Carleton Hacker, Robb Report, 6 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 21 Nov 2024