- present tense form of coax (3rd person singular).
coaxes
Example Sentences
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And to read that structure, the painting coaxes you to decide from what perspective you are viewing the scene.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
That warming coaxes mosquitoes toward higher elevations, even as temperatures have historically been too cold for the insects to thrive.
From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2024
It’s not until Pointer coaxes her to take off her artificial leg, leaving her dependent on him, that her internal alarm bells start to go off.
From Slate ● Mar. 29, 2024
She coaxes him into taking his pills every morning, refuses to serve him processed sugar and scolds him for drinking coffee, which his doctor says he’s supposed to avoid.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2023
Finally Madame Manec coaxes them out of the kennel, and Crazy Hubert leads Marie-Laure back through the gate and locks it behind them.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
