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

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

Playing Adler from the audience, Ferrell tried to cajole Mulaney into partying with him in a hilarious bit.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2024

Kim who must have somehow managed to cajole her mother into driving downtown.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman

Eventually, Ao’s mother cajoles him into going, partly by bribing him with a snack.

From New York Times ● Apr. 14, 2022

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

When the Toreros needed cold-weather clothing for a game at Dayton, Harbaugh cajoled the Chargers, where he spent part of his playing career, into donating some of their mothballed gear.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 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

He cajoled Harrison Ford to do more publicity for February’s “Captain America: Brave New World,” managed “princess week” at Disney theme parks and online, and is integrating the Disney+ and Hulu marketing teams.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 24, 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

Miss Sadie was in a mood and she was not going to be coaxed, cajoled, or otherwise budged from it.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool

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

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026

Containing determined adversaries requires building a domestic consensus and cajoling allies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 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

With no budget to hire trained reporters, Ned leans on the paper's dwindling staff, cajoling disgruntled employees into volunteering as journalists despite them having no idea what they're doing.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2025

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

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann