blandishment
noun
blan·dish·ment
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Definition of blandishment
: something that tends to coax or cajole : allurement
—often used in plural … refuses to yield to their blandishments …— Irving Babbitt
Examples of blandishment in a Sentence
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From their phones and screens, unemployed and underemployed young Saudis consume the West’s blandishments, as well as the sermons of jihadist preachers and the enticements of global terrorists. — Karen Elliott House, WSJ, "Rethinking Saudi Arabia," 30 Nov. 2018 But the sweet glaze of memory, like the blandishment of false philosophy, still offers glints of something darker beneath the surface. — Jesse Green, New York Times, "Review: The Chaos Beneath the Chorale in ‘The Lucky Ones’," 31 Mar. 2018 Among its many blandishments is an infinity pool that serves as a ceiling for the den. — Ruth La Ferla, New York Times, "Summer’s Most Style-Savvy Movie Is a Cartoon," 3 July 2018 Reports of gobblers hanging with flocks of hens and seemingly immune to even the most tempting blandishments of hunters, including gobblers ignoring or even avoiding decoys, have been ubiquitous during early weeks of this season. — Shannon Tompkins, Houston Chronicle, "Sound advice: More gobbles on horizon during turkey season," 11 Apr. 2018 Voters were subject to bribes, blandishments and threats in an effort to get them to the polls. — Declan Walsh, New York Times, "Egypt’s Early Vote Tally: Sisi, 92%, Token Opponent, 3%," 29 Mar. 2018 The blandishments of Gabo, as everyone called him, were impossible to deny. — Jon Lee Anderson, Condé Nast Traveler, "Stepping Beyond Cartagena: Exploring Colombia's Northern Reaches," 21 Mar. 2018 Mr Xi’s innovation is to single out young Taiwanese and to pile on the blandishments. — The Economist, "BanyanChina is getting tougher on Taiwan," 18 Jan. 2018 Pharma companies spend billions on TV ads, doctor blandishments and expensive salespeople to keep prescriptions flowing. — Jay Hancock, Kaiser Health News, "Former Pharma Reps’ New Mission: To School Docs On High Drug Costs," 8 June 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'blandishment.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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