coaxed
Example Sentences
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They coaxed, cajoled, begged and beseeched for support to bring the tournament to North America.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026
The drippings, on that first night, don’t go to waste: they’re coaxed into something worthy of the occasion, slicked over potatoes or spooned onto rice, greener and more herb-laced than you might expect.
From Salon ● Apr. 26, 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
Vivid examples are the Southeast Asian “pig-butchering External link” scams, in which victims are coaxed into investing in fake crypto platforms.
From Barron's ● Feb. 5, 2026
The magnetic screws refused to be coaxed back into their grooves without the proper tool, so Artemis was forced to glue them too.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
