coax

The day was in the low 70s, and a breeze was coming through our kitchen window; I decided I would not mind standing at the stove long enough to coax the squash toward sweet collapse.

From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026

“We hate that we have to do it, but there is not a lot else we can do to coax compliance,” Robert Hornik Jr., the town’s longtime attorney, said in an interview.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026

Sheriff’s personnel responded to the scene at 3 p.m. and used deescalation tactics to try to coax the suspect from the car for several hours to no avail.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026

"One of the responding officers was able to gently coax the bird using food, and the parrot quickly became comfortable, even perching on the officer's hand and shoulder," the airport said in a statement.

From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2026

An enormous truck had been brought in, the pool had been filled, and the volunteers had been trying to coax their latest vachette into the water.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

Meal one: Something saucy, a little elegant Early in the week, I like to lean into moisture — something that coaxes the chicken back to life in a way that feels intentional, not remedial.

From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2026

Allegra Goodman’s family saga coaxes, in Sam Sacks’s words, “excellent, bone-dry humor” out of the skirmishes and long-running battles among members of a loving, fractious clan.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026

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

Genkuro coaxes out the sinister notes of the score in a deranged but good way.

From New York Times ● Jan. 25, 2024

Then Prim gets a towel and dries my hair, combing out the knots, while my mother coaxes tea and toast into me.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

The Loch Ness monster appeared on screen before being magically coaxed on to the stage by Outlander star Sam Heughan.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

She is standing in front of The Barefoot Contessa with her dark hair coaxed into perky curls, wearing a matching aubergine button-down and skirt.

From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026

Car and Driver coaxed a 6.4-second 0-60 mph time out of the Turbo.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026

At the hospital, while she lay in a drugged fog, the doctors coaxed the baby from her womb.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

The woman crouches, coaxing the animal with sweet compliments and a stick of sugarcane she brought with her.

From Slate ● May 27, 2026

Time does a surprising amount of work here, coaxing starches to tenderness and flavors to meet each other halfway.

From Salon ● Feb. 8, 2026

The 25-year-old tech engineer has been coached by his cousin, coaxing the kite higher and higher with a twitch of the string.

From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2026

Having helped push the American landscape forcibly into the future, he spent the rest of his life coaxing one corner of it back to its past.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 2026

No accordion dolls coaxing me into the trees.

From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King