cadge

Example Sentences

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Schwarzenegger made a pilgrimage to Washington to cadge more money from the government, but came home empty-handed.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2025

One recent morning, a man dropped by Mr. Mishurov’s farmyard office to cadge a bucket of corn for his hens.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 23, 2018

Apparently this individual uses a variety of stories to cadge money, including claims of homelessness or a need to get to some distant city to see family.

From Washington Times • Feb. 14, 2017

There, Holbrooke had managed to push, shove, and cadge the leaders of Bosnia, Serbia, and Croatia into accepting the Dayton peace settlement.

From Slate • Jun. 14, 2012

Shortly after Christmas, he managed to cadge on temporary loan from a laboratory colleague a magnet twice as powerful as his paltry four-inch model.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik