of Dangle
Source: Webster's dictionaryPleasure is the carrot dangled to lead the ass to market; or the precipice. Robinson Jeffers
It was taunted as reality. It was dangled as a carrot. In terms of people's hopes and dreams, to say that that is less of a reality than the daily grind they find themselves in is maybe not correct. Martin Mull
But without massive popular support, and with the governor's encouragement for "communal representation" by creating a "Colombo seat" that dangled between Sinhalese and Tamils, the Congress lost momentum towards the mid-1920s. Source: Internet
From these nails was dangled a chain so that the lowest point coincided with the deflection of the arch. Source: Internet
And of course, every time I’d hear about someone who had found a nice guy online, it was like a carrot being dangled in front of me. Source: Internet
A microphone dangled loosely overhead to record the doctor’s comments while he performed the autopsy. Source: Internet