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2. Something tempting; an enticement.

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(1) Sister Annie Alden (Helen Jerome Eddy) and Rose Carlton/The Frisco Doll (Mae West) in Klondike Annie (1936):
-- Sister Annie: ' If you tried , you could resist every temptation .'
-- The Frisco Doll: ' What's the good of resisting temptation? There'll always be more .'

(2) Wayne Carter (Dick Foran) and Flower Belle Lee (Mae West) in My Little Chickadee (1940):
-- Wayner: ' I don't like to see a girl like you go into Badger's. It's a sordid place full of temptations .'
-- Flower Belle: ' I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it .'

(3) The Sin Killer (Walter Huston) to Pearl Chavez (Jennifer Jones) in Duel in the Sun (1946): ' Pearl, you're curved in the flesh of temptation. Resistance is going to be a darn sight harder for you than for females protected by the shape of sows .'

(4) Humphrey Brinstead (Bob Hope) in Fancy Pants (1950): ' Don't tempt me, mum. I can resist anything but temptation .'

(5) Mrs. Pendrake (Faye Dunaway) to Little Big Man/Jack Crabb (Dustin Hoffman) in Little Big Man (1970): ' We all must resist temptation. Purity is it's own reward .'

(6) Paula Pokrifki (Debra Winger) to Zach Mayo (Richard Gere) in An Officer and a Gentleman (1982): ' How can you resist? I'm like candy . It's going to be very hard to get enough .'

(7) Oscar Wilde (Nicholas Grace) in Salome's Last Dance (1988): ' As you know , I resist anything but temptation .'

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