cajoling
Example Sentences
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“No amount of cajoling or liens will scare” the other owners who don’t pay, the former U.S.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 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
After some cajoling, the executive chef worked out a recipe, according to marketing director Ashley Tidman Noriega.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 24, 2025
Do they need cajoling or taking down a peg or two?
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2025
“Yeah, well,” they’d say, cajoling him as they walked him toward the helicopter.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
