We, too, knew the romantic allure of defeat, the pleasure of "pain remembered and pain lovingly anticipated."

In Grand Rapids, Mich., for example, he designed a 300-foot-long flood wall that has the romantic allure of an urban ruin invaded by wildflowers and creepers.

Or maybe the fact that it was not illuminated at night for many years tempered its romantic allure.

But none have the romantic allure nor the deep sexuality of volcanoes.

The magazine used the term to refer to drive-in theatres, because of their privacy and romantic allure for teenagers.

Its inconspicuousness adds to its romantic allure, for chances are slim that you will run into chatty acquaintances, chummy co-workers, or former spouses.

European mountains and US highways have always been glamourous drives, but there's a romantic allure in our motorways, too.

The Gulf of California is also known as the Sea of Cortes, a name that conjures up more of the scenery's romantic allure.

The PATH had all the romantic allure of a brisk scrub with bleach and hot water.

Brackett introduces an Earthman who is struck by the romantic allure of the women involved in these intrigues.