blandishment
Example Sentences
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Dad and Mom and the other adults were always ready with a parable or blandishment, in Beaver’s life as in mine.
From Washington Post • Jul. 29, 2022
Publix dangles the most generous blandishment: Florida’s dominant grocer gives $10 gift cards to patients who get influenza vaccines at its store pharmacies.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 24, 2017
Part nickname, part blandishment, part rallying cry, “Treasure!” is a wake-up call.
From Slate • Mar. 22, 2015
In the corridors of international diplomacy, India, Brazil, and South Africa make an attractive target for diplomatic blandishment.
From Slate • Mar. 29, 2013
No amount of wheedling and blandishment would cause the cynical badger to change her mind.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
Vocabulary lists containing blandishment
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