SIREN in a Sentence

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For SIREN, below is one of 4 sentences:
The mortal maid on the shore is helpless against the siren who loves her prey: such victims are floated back dead from their adventure.

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 Meanings and Examples of SIREN
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siren
 n.  electronic device producing a similar sound as a signal or warning
 n.  something insidious or deceptive; a woman who is considered to beattractive but dangerous
Classic Sentence:
1  The mortal maid on the shore is helpless against the siren who loves her prey: such victims are floated back dead from their adventure.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: Chapter 14
Example Sentence:
1  We could just hear the distant wail of a siren.
2  A car highballed passing me with ringing siren.
3  He made out of the cabin at once on hearing the siren.