blandishment
Example Sentences
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“When someone dies, out come the usual blandishments … as if their death is there to be used,” Morrissey wrote Friday.
From Los Angeles Times
He has plenty of blandishments, among them “I’ll be your doctor, let me operate.”
From New York Times
As usual, Mr. Macron, a centrist, offered blandishments to right and left.
From New York Times
Few can resist the Beltway’s beckoning, the blather of political pundits or the blandishment of campaign operatives urging them to run.
From Los Angeles Times
In short, it seems Mr. Macron has decided to tough out the crisis, perhaps offering some blandishments on improving vocational high schools and broader on-the-job training.
From New York Times
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