How to use "temptation" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "temptation" in popular movie and book plots

  • Despite the temptation of the upcoming demolition derby, Homer decides not to do it for Marge's sake.  - Jaws Wired Shut
  • They then go to the casino's bar, and Ned gives into temptation and gets drunk on wine spritzers.  - Viva Ned Flanders
  • Stone somehow manages to resist temptation -- which is more than can be said for his creator.  - City of Angels (musical)
  • It's such a temptation for a man".  - Concluding
  • Newson cannot resist the temptation and logs on to Friends Reunited.  - Past Mortem
  • His waning resolve to resist temptation fuels his fear that he is succumbing to the "Seven Year Itch".  - The Seven Year Itch
  • Donatti says Morrison's greatest problem will probably be temptation as a result of availability.  - Quitters, Inc.
  • But when the itching from the growth on his skin becomes unbearable, Jordy succumbs to temptation and collapses into the bathwater.  - Creepshow
  • Fearing that Erythrina succumbed to temptation for power, Pollack visits her—Debbie Charteris of Providence, Rhode Island—in person.  - True Names
  • Easton gave in to temptation and explains the encounter through innuendo.  - Morning Glory (1933 film)
  • Ivy begins flirting with Jekyll and feigning injury, but Jekyll fights temptation and leaves with Lanyon.  - Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931 film)
  • In a moment of poor judgment, he succumbs to the temptation to embezzle a large sum of money.  - Sister Carrie
  • When he is waiting for Helen in her maisonette, he cannot resist the temptation to turn on her laptop and read parts of her journal.  - Thinks ...
  • He is terrified someone will see him with her in his arms; however, he cannot resist the temptation of the forbidden, and he kisses her.  - Native Son
  • On the way, they encounter Faramir, who, unlike his brother Boromir, resists the temptation to seize the Ring.  - The Lord of the Rings
  • Wintermute believes Riviera will pose an irresistible temptation to her, and that she will give him the password.  - Neuromancer

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