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also irresistable
as in overwhelming
impossible to resist especially because of strength or attractiveness
The force of the waves was irresistible. She had an irresistible craving for chocolate. Women find him irresistible.
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Recent Examples of irresistible
But the size of China’s market may make a return irresistible.
Andrew Lawrie of South Australia’s Sky Seafoods once sold 95 percent of his lobster to China.
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Shawn Tully, Fortune Asia, 10 Oct. 2024
For all those reasons, Hall is an irresistible ATTD dart throw at longer than 4-to-1 odds.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Mermaid Governed by the love planet Venus, Libra's are known for their irresistible charm and romantic ideals, which go hand-in-hand with Halsey’s otherworldly mermaid look.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024
Other irresistible time sinks may be far from any ocean.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2024
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Shawn Tully, Fortune Asia, 10 Oct. 2024
For all those reasons, Hall is an irresistible ATTD dart throw at longer than 4-to-1 odds.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Mermaid Governed by the love planet Venus, Libra's are known for their irresistible charm and romantic ideals, which go hand-in-hand with Halsey’s otherworldly mermaid look.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024
Other irresistible time sinks may be far from any ocean.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for irresistible
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“Irresistible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irresistible. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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