Prepositions after "tempt"

"tempt by" or "tempt to"?

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In 55% of cases tempt by is used

But oh my I've been tempted by the Chanel ones.

I was tempted by beer but I knew it was a bad idea.

Harry knows better than to be tempted by its power.

By doing so, you are less likely to be tempted by the snacks, food, and cake that are served at the party.

I was tempted by the idea for no other reason that they were offering a free trial to try and russle up participants.

I think wherever we are in this world, we will always be tempted by nice things as long as they are accessible to us.

Tempted by these great rewards, many young men are attracted to the training; many others are sent by parents and relatives.

You will realise your meal isn't complete when you are tempted by the irresistable array of pastries and ice cream for dessert.

The gospel accounts in Matthew and Luke explicitly describe Jesus being tempted by the devil head on (Matt 4:1-11 and Luke 4:113).

Tempted by a quick profit, upcoming runners have begun offering their torches for sale before they've even got their hands on them.

In 18% of cases tempt to is used

Personally, I'd tempted to (re) learn Ruby just to use RubyMotion.

A promise of a ministery or speaker's role could be enough for a junior member to be tempted to ' slipper ' over to the dark side.

While inhibitions depart, you might, with the influence of alcohol, be tempted to post something unnecessary, scandalous, shameful, or provocative, etc.

In 8% of cases tempt into is used

When I was young, I was not tempted into extremist Christian theology in order to rebel.

In 5% of cases tempt in is used

It is so easy for us to be tempted in a variety of directions, and when we stray, we impact our entire ministry.

In fact Hebrews 4:16 talks of Jesus being tempted in every way that we have and yet did not sin - that is why he does know what you are going through.

In 5% of cases tempt with is used

Why would anyone knowingly disrupt an essential part of our children's lives in this context? Communities are being tempted with the promise of 21st century schools.

In 3% of cases tempt beyond is used

He will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you can endure, and He will give you a way out.

The Bible also tells us we do not face any temptation that others haven't faced before and that God will never allow us to be tempted beyond what we can bear.

In 2% of cases tempt away is used

Luckily, Roo was hungry and able to be tempted away from his Stormtrooper mask (see top) for some food.

In 2% of cases tempt of is used

Matthew 4:1-4 1 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.

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