(v. t.) To put to trial; to prove; to test; to try.
(v. t.) To lead, or endeavor to lead, into evil; to entice to what is wrong; to seduce.
(v. t.) To endeavor to persuade; to induce; to invite; to incite; to provoke; to instigate.
(v. t.) To endeavor to accomplish or reach; to attempt.
Example Sentences:
(1) The identifiable causes of child drowning are absence of a safety barrier or fence around the water hazard, non-supervision of a child, a parental "vulnerable period", an inadequate safety barrier, and tempting objects in or on the water.
(2) As he sits in Athens wondering when the International Monetary Fund is going to deliver another bailout, George Papandreou might be tempted to hum a few lines of Tired of Waiting for You.
(3) Were it the latter, you'd think he'd change the angle, either by moving across the crease or going around the wicket, because it's clear his man won't be tempted.
(4) Although she was tempted to retreat from life, she realised she would have to force herself to live in as an imaginative way as possible.
(5) While it is tempting to speculate that sIL-4R might act as a serum carrier protein or serve to inhibit or modulate IL-4 action, specific biological roles for sIL-4R remain to be established.
(6) Goalkeeper Pepe Reina had arguably his worst season at Liverpool in 2011-12 and Rodgers may be tempted to bring Michel Vorm with him from Swansea City.
(7) So it must be very tempting to introduce "nudge" legislation.
(8) Suddenly he would be picking up speed, scurrying past opponents and, in one instance, slipping the ball through Laurent Koscielny’s legs for a nutmeg that was so exquisitely executed he might have been tempted to ruffle his opponent’s hair.
(9) I was sorely tempted but in the end I simply paid the fine.
(10) It is tempting to assume that the regulation of in vitro cell proliferation is determined by the balance between these antagonist stimulatory and inhibitory autocrine growth factors.
(11) It is tempting to suggest that Th2 cells which produce IL-5 and IL-6 tend to be predominant in mucosal effector regions, such as the salivary glands and LP tissues and account for the predominant IgA responses which characterize these tissues.
(12) Karol Mets had moved back from midfield to take Klavan’s position and it was tempting to wonder whether England’s night would be engulfed in frustration when Chambers picked out Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain in the six-yard area and the substitute could not get a clean contact on his header.
(13) It is tempting to visualise the yawning gap between the real-life equivalents of the fictional Chatsworth Estate, where Shameless is set, and Green Templeton College, Oxford, where Walker works.
(14) No true evangelical ought to be tempted to give such tales any credence whatsoever, no matter how popular they become,” Johnson wrote.
(15) Lucas has stayed to fight for his place in recent seasons, and succeeded, but may reconsider that stance should a tempting offer materialise before 1 September.
(16) Just in case you are tempted to borrow from WongaNewcastle's new sponsor, here are 10 things it pays to remember: 1.
(17) These vary in quality, but some are tempting – so long as you have a good credit record.
(18) It is tempting to suggest that muscle weakness may be correlated with or based on the pathology in sarcomeres and the sarcotubular system.
(19) Receiving challenging feedback is painful for most people because we are all tempted either to be in love with what we are at the moment, or already beat ourselves up too much, so more challenge is tough to take.
(20) It is tempting to assume that these changes within the local immunocompetent cells are related to the therapeutic effect of bacillus Calmette-Guerin against bladder cancer.
Wrong
Definition:
() imp. of Wring. Wrung.
(a.) Twisted; wry; as, a wrong nose.
(a.) Not according to the laws of good morals, whether divine or human; not suitable to the highest and best end; not morally right; deviating from rectitude or duty; not just or equitable; not true; not legal; as, a wrong practice; wrong ideas; wrong inclinations and desires.
(a.) Not fit or suitable to an end or object; not appropriate for an intended use; not according to rule; unsuitable; improper; incorrect; as, to hold a book with the wrong end uppermost; to take the wrong way.
(a.) Not according to truth; not conforming to fact or intent; not right; mistaken; erroneous; as, a wrong statement.
(a.) Designed to be worn or placed inward; as, the wrong side of a garment or of a piece of cloth.
(adv.) In a wrong manner; not rightly; amiss; morally ill; erroneously; wrongly.
(a.) That which is not right.
(a.) Nonconformity or disobedience to lawful authority, divine or human; deviation from duty; -- the opposite of moral right.
(a.) Deviation or departure from truth or fact; state of falsity; error; as, to be in the wrong.
(a.) Whatever deviates from moral rectitude; usually, an act that involves evil consequences, as one which inflicts injury on a person; any injury done to, or received from; another; a trespass; a violation of right.
(v. t.) To treat with injustice; to deprive of some right, or to withhold some act of justice from; to do undeserved harm to; to deal unjustly with; to injure.
(v. t.) To impute evil to unjustly; as, if you suppose me capable of a base act, you wrong me.
Example Sentences:
(1) In this book, he dismisses Freud's idea of penis envy - "Freud got it spectacularly wrong" - and said "women don't envy the penis.
(2) But this is to look at the outcomes in the wrong way.
(3) It is not that the concept of food miles is wrong; it is just too simplistic, say experts.
(4) "But this is not all Bulgarians and gives a totally wrong picture of what the country is about," she sighed.
(5) No malignant tumour failed to be diagnosed (100% reliable), the anatomopathological examination of specimens in benign conditions was never wrong (100% reliable).
(6) The Bible treats suicide in a factual way and not as wrong or shameful.
(7) "That attracted all the wrong sorts for a few years, so the clubs put their prices up to keep them out and the prices never came down again."
(8) More than half of carers said they were neglecting their own diet as a result of their caring responsibilities, while some said they were eating the wrong things because of the stress they are under and more than half said they had experienced problems with diet and hydration.
(9) A final experiment confirmed a prediction from the above theory that when recalling the original sequence, omissions (recalling no word) will decrease and transpositions (giving the wrong word) will increase as noise level increases.
(10) Other details showed the wrong patient undergoing a heart procedure, and the wrong patient given an invasive colonoscopy to check their bowel.
(11) Mulholland and others have tried to portray the Leeds case in terms of right or wrong.
(12) And of course, as the articles are shared far and wide across the apparently much-hated web, they become gospel to those who read them and unfortunately become quasi-religious texts to musicians of all stripes who blame the internet for everything that is wrong with their careers.
(13) And I was a little surprised because I said: ‘Doesn’t sound like he did anything wrong there.’ But he did something wrong with respect to the vice-president and I thought that was not acceptable.” So that’s clear.
(14) The fitting element to a Cabrera victory would have been thus: the final round of the 77th Masters fell on the 90th birthday of Roberto De Vicenzo, the great Argentine golfer who missed out on an Augusta play-off by virtue of signing for the wrong score.
(15) "I don't think that people are waiting for the wrong solution."
(16) I can’t hear those wrong notes any more,” she says.
(17) "This crowd of charlatans ... look for one little thing they can say is wrong, and thus generalise that the science is entirely compromised."
(18) Eleven women have died in India and dozens more are in hospital, with 20 listed as critically ill, after a state-run mass sterilisation campaign went horribly wrong.
(19) in horses is imputed to the small numbers of people involved in the work, to the conservation of the authorities responsible for breeding, to the wrong choice of stallions for A.I.
(20) The Sun editor also said his newspaper was wrong to use the word "tran" in a headline to describe a transexual, saying that he felt that "I don't know this is our greatest moment, to be honest".