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Examples of tantalize
tantalize
It's just enough to tantalize, to suggest that something wicked this way comes.
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The first reel of a picture will tantalize with originality of story or tone.
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When he walks down Obispo at night, even the cheap tourist souvenirs tantalize him.
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They may not thrill the critics or bag a lot of Emmys, but they tantalize the masses.
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Locally grown fruit in season can add nutrients to dessert and tantalize the tastebuds.
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Like Altman, he knows how to catch an audience unawares, how to embellish and tantalize.
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You'll be able to tantalize your taste buds by trying anything from ostrich meat to buffalo.
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Sapphires, signed Chagall artwork and silk rugs tantalize buyers.
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The Knights figure to tantalize a Marshall running game that ranks near the bottom nationally.
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- Tease: harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie"
- (tantalization) tease: the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances; "he ignored their teases"; "his ribbing was gentle but persistent"
- Tantalus (Ancientu00A0Greek: u03A4u03ACu03BDu03C4u03B1u03BBu03BFu03C2, Tu00E1ntalos) was a Greek mythological figure, most famous for his eternal punishment in Tartarus. He was made to stand in a pool of water beneath a fruit tree with low branches, with the fruit ever eluding his grasp, and the water always receding before he could take a drink...
- To tease (someone) by offering something desirable but keeping it out of reach; to bait (someone) by showing something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied
- (tantalization) The act of tantalizing
- By Cynthia Leitich Smith (2007) (upper teen fiction)
