Cross
Cross verb - To be unfaithful or disloyal to.
Tempt
Tempt verb - To lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage.
Common collocations
| time | cross time | tempt time |
| characters | cross characters | tempt characters |
| times | cross times | tempt times |
Both words in one sentence
- But this friend is actually Lucifer, and these years after escaping the cross were All Just a Dream to tempt Jesus into abandoning his role as Sacrificial Lion.
Source: Devil in Disguise -
When he meets Tess again, he blames her for his fall and makes her swear on a roadside cross to never tempt him again.
Source: Sex Is Evil and I Am Horny -
One wonders if he was trying to Tempt Fate... During the G-8 arc, Cross tells Sanji that he's glad he's 1/3rd secret agent.
Source: Fanfic / This Bites!
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