cajole

It is possible the campaign could cajole China into doing more to pressure Iran, while avoiding a more direct confrontation between the world’s biggest economies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

"The farmer who owned the bull arrived at the ground and tried at first to sort of cajole it and get it into a pen, but it failed," Oswell said.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

Belgium's outspoken prime minister Bart De Wever will be in the spotlight as his EU counterparts -- most of whom back the plan -- try to cajole him to accept.

From Barron's ● Dec. 18, 2025

My mother did her best to cajole me into going.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 27, 2025

Olanna was trying to cajole Baby into drinking some Ovaltine when Mrs. Muokelu arrived with a knotted raffia bag and a self-satisfied smile.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

It’s in one of these quiet moments that Timble gently cajoles Orris in the way only a good friend can.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026

He cajoles the new love of his life Molly to become his sidekick and go to the big city to find riches by performing a psychic act.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 1, 2022

The way Anita shifts tone, inflection, depending on to whom she’s speaking; the way she cajoles or scolds reveals much.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2022

In the film, Zola, played by Paige, strikes up a friendship with a customer, Stefani, played by Keough, who cajoles her into joining her for a weekend of partying in Tampa, Florida.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2021

This nearly cajoles me into thinking I should also know what Marv needs with the money.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak

They coaxed, cajoled, begged and beseeched for support to bring the tournament to North America.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026

No one should be cajoled into paying for a property that they never use and no longer wish to own.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 5, 2026

The president’s son-in-law Jared Kushner helped move the deal to conclusion while Mr. Trump cajoled, twisted arms and, when necessary, sweet-talked friends and foes alike.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2025

"Maybe it's the failure of Oslo that gave rise to the rather unconventional approach that Trump has taken, where he has short-circuited any sort of process and simply pressured and cajoled," Yacoubian said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2025

She cajoled until finally Dike agreed, as long as he could wear sneakers, not the lace-ups his mother wanted.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

“No amount of cajoling or liens will scare” the other owners who don’t pay, the former U.S.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026

Seymour P. Lachman and Robert Polner give Carey his due for cajoling lawmakers, both at the state and the federal levels, into action.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

A Fed chair can’t change the world on his own; cajoling other Fed officials to back his views requires credibility, among other factors.

From Barron's ● Dec. 11, 2025

So the amount of damage control and cajoling it will take to keep things on track after the disaster in Arizona is enough to make a good fire advocate’s head spin.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2025

Alternately bullying and cajoling, Pachakuti expanded the service obligation unrecognizably.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann